The Buried Temple

Maurice Maeterlinck, a significant figure in the Symbolist movement, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote in French. He was born on August 29, 1862, in Ghent, Belgium, and his work is characterized by a sense of mysticism and the ineffable. Maeterlinck studied law before turning to literature, and his philosophical ponderings and literary genius earned him the Nobel Prize in Lite...