Karl Kraus

Playwright, Journalist

Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and satirist known for his sharp critiques of society, particularly in his influential work 'The Last Days of Mankind'.

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Born: February 28, 1874
Died: June 12, 1936
Quotes: 263
Rank: #501

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Karl Kraus Playwright, Journalist

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"Love and art do not embrace what is beautiful but what is made beautiful by this embrace."

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"A pun, though despicable in itself, can be the noblest vehicle of an artistic intention by serving as the abbreviation of a wittyview. It can be a social criticism in the form of an epigram."

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"Satire chooses and knows no objects. It arises by fleeing from them and their forcing themselves upon it."

Fleeing Satire Arise

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