Fruhlings erwachen frank wedekind biography
The German Story.
Frank Wedekind
German playwright (1864–1918)
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (July 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918) was a German playwright.
Fruhlings erwachen frank wedekind biography
His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.[1]
In the English-speaking world, before 2006 Wedekind was best known for the "Lulu" cycle, a two-play series—Erdgeist (Earth Spirit, 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box, 1904)—centered on a young dancer/adventuress of mysterious origin.
In 2006 his earlier play Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening, 1891) became well known because of a Broadway musical adaptation.
Life and career
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind was born on July 24, 1864, in Hanover, German Confederation, Große Aegidienstraße 13 (today: Friedrichswall 10).
His mother was Swiss and became pregnant with him in San Francisco. His father, a German, had a Swiss castle in