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Kleist

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Kleist  (klst), Heinrich von 1777-1811.
German writer whose novellas and dramas, including The Broken Pitcher (1811), concern characters torn between reason and emotion and between heroism and cowardice.
Kleist [klaɪst]
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(Biographies / Kleist, (Bernd) Heinrich (1777-1811) M, German, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: poet, WRITING: short-story writer) (Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von (ˈhainrɪç fɔn). 1777-1811, German dramatist, poet, and short-story writer. His plays include The Broken Pitcher (1808), Penthesilea (1808), and The Prince of Homburg (published 1821)
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Noun1.Kleist - German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)Kleist - German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist, Heinrich von Kleist
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