Franz Grillparzer
Franz Grillparzer
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzerwas an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth15 January 1791
CountryAustria
writing imagination tragedy
I would love to be able to write a tragedy in my imagination--it would turn into a masterpiece.
children knowledge men
Distinctly different as a child, as an adolescent, in his prime and in his old age, man considers himself as one, not because he acts, but because he knows.
travel home knowledge
Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself.
art germany common
In Germany, a certain artistic sense is fairly common, but the artist's sense is foreign there.
art believe skills
The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill.
art nature wine
Art compares to nature like wine to the grape.
thinking feelings plot
The plot! The plot! What kind of plot could a poet possibly provide that is not surpassed by the thinking, feeling reader? Form alone is divine.
military causes empty
The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.
success jobs order
In order to succeed in a profession, a person not only needs to have its good, but also its bad qualities. The former are the spirit, the latter is the body of the job.
country wall chinese
The ramparts of Vienna are crumbling into the sand; no one wants to live so confined, however, the entire country is already surrounded by a Chinese wall!
real self practice
Even with limited intelligence, knowing oneself is not as difficult as some say, but to act according to what one has realized about oneself in real life is as difficult as practicing anything else, compared to theory.
trying crime burying
Trying to conceal a crime is like burying a seed in the ground.
moving greatness
Schiller moves upward. Goethe comes from up above.
father men cities
Man will return to his origins. Goethe has finally become as squiggly as the city of his fathers.