Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) was born in Vienna, the son of a prominent Jewish laryngologist. He studied medicine at Vienna University but soon abandoned medicine for writing. From 1895 he attracted public attention as a dramatist. Concentrating on sex and death, his work shows a remarkable capacity to create atmosphere and to pursue profound, ruthless, and often Freudian analysis of human motives.
Arthur Schnitzler wurde 1862 in Wien geboren. Er starb 1931 in Wien. Nicht erst seit Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Stanley Kubricks imposanter Verfilmung mit Nicole Kidman und Tom Cruise, gilt die Traumnovelle (1926) als Meisterstück moderner Erzählkunst. Sc...[SEE MORE]