ABOUT MAURICE MAETERLINCK
Versatile writer who was also known for his poetry and essays. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911.
His first play, Princess Maleine, garnered great acclaim and from thereon out he developed his symbolic style, focusing on themes involving fatalism and mysticism.
His 1906 play, The Intelligence of Flowers, preceded an artistically dry period, characterized by writer's block and depression.
His father, Polydore, and his mother, Mathilde, were both wealthy. He was in a relationship with singer-actress Georgette Leblanc for many years, during which she became his chief muse.
He was hired by Samuel Goldwyn to develop ideas for film, none of which came to fruition.
