de Ghelderode

[ duh gel-duh-rohd ]

noun

1. Mi·chel [mee-, shel], 1898–1962, Belgian dramatist.

Example Sentences

When he came upon a play by Michel de Ghelderode about the end of the world, presented both as calamity and farce, he found a subject that inspired him to fashion his own kind of opera.

From New York Times

History is a farce, Michel de Ghelderode tells us in his play about how one sunny day a man looking for his destiny and a revolution looking for a leader collide and, due to circumstances beyond their comprehension or control, destroy each other.

From Time Magazine Archive

History is a farce, says Michel de Ghelderode in his play about one lovely day when a man looking for his destiny collides with a revolution, and owing to circumstances beyond their comprehension or control, they destroy each other.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1929, Belgian Playwright Michel de Ghelderode was filled with antic despair, a quality that is strikingly transmitted in a bold, resourceful production by the APA repertory company.

From Time Magazine Archive

The APA Repertory Company mounts a stylistically rich production of the Belgian playwright Michel de Ghelderode's grotesque historical farce.

From Time Magazine Archive