!!!Kranewitter, Franz

Kranewitter, Franz, b. Nassereith (Tyrol), Dec. 18, 1860, 
d. Innsbruck (Tyrol), Jan. 4, 1938, dramatist. Wrote historical dramas 
and Tyrolean peasant comedies, which critically examined social 
conditions. Member of a group of Tyrolean writers called  
"Jung-Tirol".

!Works
Kulturkampf, 1890 (verse epic); Um Haus und Hof, 1894; Michael 
Gaissmayr, 1899; Andre Hofer, 1902; Wieland der Schmied, 1910; Die 7 
Todsuenden, 7 parts, 1910-1925; Bruder Ubaldus, 1919. - Poetry. - 
Editions: Gesammelte Werke, 1933; Erzaehlungen, selected by W. 
Bosshard a. H. Kuprian, 1978; Fall und Ereignis, dramas, selected by 
E. Thurnher, 1980.

!Literature
J. Holzner, F. K., 1985; OeBL; NDB.



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