Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Austrian poet and playwright who began publishing brilliant verse dramas as a teenager and later collaborated with Richard Strauss. His Lord Chandos Letter is a foundational text of modern literary crisis.
Works
- PoemsEarly lyric poems on beauty, love, and aesthetic experience
- Der Tod des TizianOne-act play depicting Venice at sunset and an artist's mortality
- JedermannMorality play on mortality, divine judgment, and human transience
- Der RosenkavalierOperatic comedy of aristocratic seduction and romantic intrigue in Vienna
- ArabellaOperatic comedy exploring identity, social class, and romantic confusion