What is Franz Grillparzer?
{{Infobox writer|birth_date={{birth-date|15 January 1791}}|birth_place=[[Vienna]], [[Austria]]|image=Grillparzer.jpg|caption=Lithograph by [[Josef Kriehuber]], 1841|death_date={{death-date and age|21 January 1872|15 January 1791}}|death_place=[[Vienna]], [[Austria]]|name=Franz Grillparzer}} '''Franz Grillparzer''' (born [[Vienna]], 15 January 1791 – died Vienna, 21 January 1872) was an [[Austria]]n dramatist and [[poet]]. His dramas include three plays (a “[[trilogy]]”) called ''Das Goldene Vliess'' (''The [[Golden Fleece]]'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franz-Grillparzer|title=Franz Grillparzer {{!}} Austrian dramatist|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-06-06}}</ref> == Works == Two other famous plays are ''Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen'' (''The Waves of the Sea and of Love'') and ''Der Traum, ein Leben'' (''The Dream, a Life''). Although he said he was not interested in [[prose]] his [[short story]] ''Der arme Spielmann'' (''The poor minstrel'') is probably the best known of his works and one of the best short stories of the [[19th century]]. Grillparzer wrote the [[funeral]] [[eulogy|speech]] for [[Beethoven|Beethoven's]] funeral in 1827. Legacy An Austrian [[pastry]] is named after him: the Grillparzertorte. == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}}<br /> {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grillparzer, Franz}} [[Category:1791 births]] [[Category:1872 deaths]] [[Category:Austrian poets]] [[Category:Writers from Vienna]]