Franz Grillparzer Quotes
How great seems human progress when we consider where it began, and how insignificant, when we contemplate the goals for which itstrives.
Citations
Grillparzer, Franz. Sämtliche Werke: Ausgewählte Briefe, Gespräche, Berichte. Edited by Peter Frank and Karl Pörnbacher, Carl Hanser Verlag, 1960-1965.
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Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century, his plays were and are frequently performed at the famous Burgtheater in Vienna. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral.