Anton Wildgans
Austrian poet and playwright
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Anton Wildgans (17 April 1881 – 3 May 1932) was an Austrian poet and playwright. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.[1]
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| Born | 17 April 1881 |
| Died | 3 May 1932 (aged 51) |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
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| Genres | drama poetry |
Life
Born in Vienna, Wildgans studied law at the University of Vienna, from 1900 to 1909,[2] and then practiced as an examining magistrate (Untersuchungsrichter) from 1909 to 1911, before devoting himself to writing full-time.[3]
His works, in which realism, neo-romanticism and expressionism mingle, focus on the drama of daily life.
He twice served as director of Vienna's Burgtheater, in 1921–1922 and 1930–1931.[3]
One of his teachers was the Austrian Jewish philosopher Wilhelm Jerusalem.[4] Wildgans was the mentor of writer Albert Drach.
Wildgans died in Mödling. The Wildganshof, a residential development in the 3rd District of Vienna, is named after him.
Selected works
- Armut ("Poverty"), drama, 1914[5]
- Liebe ("Love"), drama, 1916[6]
- Dies Irae, drama, 1918[7][8]
- Sämtliche Werke ("Complete Works"), 1948. Historical-critical edition in 8 volumes edited by Lilly Wildgans with the collaboration of Otto Rommel. Vienna/Salzburg: Gemeinschaftsverlag Bellaria/Pustet, 1948[9]
