Maurice maeterlinck (1862- 1949) is a Belgian playwright, poet and essayist. Born in Ghent to a notary family. He studied law in his early years, worked as a lawyer, and then went to Paris to participate in the symbolic literature movement. 1889 published poetry collection "Greenhouse" and the first play "Christèle BARBIER". The latter first applied symbolism to drama creation, which attracted the attention of French critics. Early works are full of pessimism and decadence, preaching the impermanence of death and fate. The main plays in this period include Uninvited Guests (1890), Blind Man (1890), Pelaia and Melisand (1892) and Aladdin and Palomid (1894).

From 65438 to 0896, maeterlinck left Belgium and moved to Paris and other places. In the same year, he published a collection of essays, Humble Wealth, and began to get rid of pessimism, study life and its mysteries, and think about the value of morality. His plays include Agravan and Celeste (1896), The Life of a Bee (1900), The Big Secret (1904) and The Big Secret. The main repertoires are Mona Vanna (1902), Joe Searle (1903) and Jade Bird (1909). These plays try to answer questions about morality and outlook on life and show his philosophical views. Among them, The Jade Bird is a fantasy drama, which is recognized as the masterpiece of his drama career.

After World War I, maeterlinck published essays such as The Life of Termites (1927), The Life of Ants (1930) and The Appearance of Saint Anton (19 19), criticizing the moral customs in the asset stage. 1932, the Belgian king made maeterlinck count. During World War II, he went into exile in the United States. 1947 returned to Europe and died in Nice, France two years later.

Maeterlinck wrote more than 20 plays in his life and became the representative writer of symbolism drama at the beginning of this century. 19 1 1 year, maeterlinck won the Nobel Prize in Literature because of his various literary activities, especially his dramatic works, full of imagination and poetic fantasy. These works sometimes show a profound inspiration in the form of fairy tales, and at the same time, they touch readers' emotions and stimulate their imagination in a wonderful way.