German Tragic Drama

Famous quotes containing the words german, tragic and/or drama:

    “The German mind, may it live! Almost invisible as a mind, it finally manifests itself assertively as a conviction.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

    “Yea, this man’s brow, like to a title-leaf,
    Foretells the nature of a tragic volume.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I had this advantage, at least, in my mode of life, over those who were obliged to look abroad for amusement, to society and the theatre, that my life itself was become my amusement and never ceased to be novel. It was a drama of many scenes and without an end.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)