Friedrich Maximilian Klinger

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Friedrich Maximilian Klinger


Born
in Frankfurt, Germany
February 17, 1752

Died
February 25, 1831


Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger was a German dramatist and novelist.

Klinger was born of humble parentage in Frankfurt. His father died when he was a child, and his early years were a hard struggle. He was enabled, however, in 1774 to enter the university of Gießen, where he studied law. Goethe, with whom he had been acquainted since childhood, helped him in many ways. In 1775 Klinger gained with his tragedy Die Zwillinge a prize offered by the Hamburg theatre, under the auspices of the actress Sophie Charlotte Ackermann (1714–1792) and her son the famous actor and playwright, Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (1744–1816). In 1776 Klinger was appointed Theaterdichter to the Seylersche Schauspiel-Gesellschaft and held this post for two years. In 177
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Sturm Und Drang

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Die Zwillinge

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Faustus: His Life, Death, a...

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Medea in Corinto

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Das Leidende Weib: Ein Trau...

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Die neue Arria: Ein Schauspiel

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Der Faust der Morgenländer

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