Death and the Fool

Name: Death and the Fool
Author: Hugo von Hofmannsthal

by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Allegorical play about mortality and life's transitory nature

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Austrian poet and playwright who abandoned pure lyric poetry for drama and opera libretto. His collaborations with Richard Strauss produced Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier, among the greatest operas of the 20th century. Jedermann (Everyman) is performed annually at the Salzburg Festival.

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Letter of Lord ChandosEpistle claiming language has lost communicative power and meaning
AndreasUnfinished novel of aristocrat's journey through Venice and Greece
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JedermannMedieval morality play about everyman facing inevitable death
ElektraOpera libretto based on Greek tragedy Sophocles' original