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| Name: |
Frank Wedekind | | Birth Date: |
July 24, 1864 | | Death Date: |
March 9, 1918 | | Place of Birth: |
Hanover, Germany | | Place of Death: |
Munich, Germany | | Nationality: |
German | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
dramatist |
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Biography of Frank Wedekind
666 words, approx. 2 pages
 The German dramatist, cosmopolite, and libertarian Frank Wedekind (1864-1918) was a foe of middle-class hypocrisy and a moralist eager to reform the world through sexual emancipation. Frank Wedekind was born Benjamin Franklin Wedekind on July 24, 1864,...
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Biography of Frank Wedekind
4,634 words, approx. 15 pages
 From the standpoint of attitudes about women and eroticism, modernist sensibilities can be dated from Jack the Ripper's internationally notorious sex murders in 1888. His widely publicized crimes seized the imagination of all Europe, suddenly thrusting...


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Frank Wedekind Information
934 words, approx. 3 pages
 Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (Hannover July 24, 1864 – Munich March 9, 1918), usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate...




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`Spring Awakening' leads Tony nominees
5/16/2007: 845 words, approx. 3 pages "Spring Awakening," Broadway's most acclaimed rock musical since "Rent," received 11 Tony nominations Tuesday _ more than any other show, making it a favorite to dominate next month's awards ceremony.Besides best musical, the contemporary reworking of Frank Wedekind's classic drama about the insecurities and sexual...
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Broadway ticket availability
8/15/2007: 1,083 words, approx. 4 pages The latest R&B singer to test his vocal cords in the long-running musical revival of "Chicago" will be Brian McKnight.The Grammy-nominated singer will join the New York cast Oct. 8 as that scamp of a lawyer, Billy Flynn. McKnight is scheduled to appear in the...
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 The New York Observer
Rock Opera Spring Awakening A Wake Up Call for Musicals
7/16/2006: 1,024 words, approx. 3 pages If we’re very lucky, once in a generation an unexpected new musical comes along and changes everything. That is the thrilling achievement of Spring Awakening, which has been brilliantly directed by Michael Mayer, at the Atlantic Theater Company. The Atlantic is on a roll! The...
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 The New York Observer
Rock Opera Spring Awakening A Wake Up Call for Musicals
7/16/2006: 1,024 words, approx. 3 pages If we’re very lucky, once in a generation an unexpected new musical comes along and changes everything. That is the thrilling achievement of Spring Awakening, which has been brilliantly directed by Michael Mayer, at the Atlantic Theater Company. The Atlantic is on a roll!...



Literary Criticism
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Albert Bermel
8,146 words, approx. 27 pages
 In the following essay, Bermel analyzes Frank Wedekind's drama of adolescent life and sexuality in late nineteenth-century Germany, Spring's Awakening.


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