Heinrich von Kleist

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Heinrich von Kleist was a German writer and dramatist of the early 19th century, renowned for his psychologically complex novellas and plays such as "Michael Kohlhaas" and "The Broken Jug."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatist
essayist
human
novelist
playwright
poet
short story writer
activeYears early 19th century
late 18th century
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
dateOfBirth 1777-10-18
dateOfDeath 1811-11-21
educatedAt University of Frankfurt (Oder) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName von Kleist NERFINISHED
fullName Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist NERFINISHED
genre comedy
drama
essay
novella
tragedy
givenName Bernd NERFINISHED
Heinrich NERFINISHED
hasWorkInTheGenre historical fiction
legal drama
influenced Franz Kafka NERFINISHED
Thomas Mann NERFINISHED
modernist literature
languageOfWorkOrName German
mannerOfDeath suicide pact
militaryBranch Prussian Army NERFINISHED
movement German Romanticism NERFINISHED
Weimar Classicism (context of era) NERFINISHED
name Heinrich von Kleist NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableWork Michael Kohlhaas NERFINISHED
On the Marionette Theatre NERFINISHED
Penthesilea NERFINISHED
The Betrothal in Santo Domingo NERFINISHED
The Broken Jug NERFINISHED
The Earthquake in Chile NERFINISHED
The Foundling NERFINISHED
The Marquise of O— NERFINISHED
The Prince of Homburg NERFINISHED
notedFor innovative narrative structure
psychologically complex characters
occupation dramatist
essayist
novelist
playwright
poet
short story writer
writer
placeOfBirth Frankfurt an der Oder NERFINISHED
Margraviate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kleiner Wannsee, near Berlin NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male

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von Kleist notableBearer Heinrich von Kleist
Kleist Prize namedAfter Heinrich von Kleist