Franz Grillparzer Quotes


I know how ingratitude burns, how falsehood tortures, for I have been deceived in friendship and in love; I have learned to lose and to resign myself.


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 Grillparzer
Franz Grillparzer
  • Born: January 15, 1791
  • Died: January 22, 1872
  • Nationality: Austrian
  • Profession: Poet

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.