Franz Grillparzer
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral.
Read more about Franz Grillparzer: Biography, Early Works Up To Das Goldene Vlies, Historical Tragedies, More Masterpieces and A Setback, Later Life and Final Masterpieces, Assessment, Cultural References
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“Prose and poetry are as different as food and drink.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“What raises great poetry above all else—it is the entire person and also the entire world.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“Christianity is the religion of melancholy and hypochondria. Islam, on the other hand, promotes apathy, and Judaism instills its adherents with a certain choleric vehemence, the heathen Greeks may well be called happy optimists.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“Love! Hate! Is there no third?”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“A word, a man; a glance, a woman!”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)