biography
pronunciation:
[shtrahm]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1874–1915)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Munster, Germany. He was director of the Post in Berlin and then wrote for the periodical Der Sturm, edited by Herwarth Walden. In his innovative early Expressionist poetry he explored new methods of expression and syntax and the idea of the single word as an art form, as in the collection Du (1915). Pantomime and a sparse use of language characterize his plays, in which plot and psychological development of character are secondary. His best-known works are the plays Erwachen (1915) and Geschehen (1916). He was killed on active service in Russia in 1915. |
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