biography
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Tieck, (Johann) Ludwig
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pronunciation:
[teek]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1773–1853)
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| biography:
| Critic and writer of the Romantic school, born in Berlin, Germany. He studied at the universities of Halle, Göttingen, and Erlangen, and published several novels followed by dramatized versions of ‘Puss in Boots’, ‘Bluebeard’, and others. Adviser and critic at the theatre in Dresden, (1825–42), he is best known for his critical writings, which include a series of Shakespearian essays (1823–9). He also edited and translated Shakespeare, and produced a translation of Don Quixote (1799–1804). |
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