Frank Wedekind

Benjamin Franklin Wedekind , usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes , is considered to anticipate expressionism, and he was a major influence on the development of epic theatre.

Benjamin Franklin Wedekind was born on July 24, 1864 in Hannover, Germany. His mother was Swiss and became pregnant with him in San Francisco. His father, a German, had a Swiss castle in which Wedekind grew up.

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