Richard Voß

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Richard Voß (September 2, 1851 - June 10, 1918) was a German dramatist and novelist

[edit] Biography

Voss was born at Neu-Grape bei Pyritz, in Pomerania, the son of a country squire.

Though intended for the life of a country gentleman, he showed no inclination for outdoor life, and on his return from the war of 1870-71, in which he was wounded, he studied philosophy at Jena and Munich, and then settled at Berchtesgaden. In 1884 Voss was appointed by the grand duke of Weimar librarian of the Wartburg, but, in consequence of illness, he resigned the post. He passed his life for the most part in Frascati, in Italy, and there he was inspired to write a lot of novels and dramas.

[edit] Main works

[edit] Dramas

  • Savonarola (1878)
  • Magda (1879)
  • "Die Patricierin" (1880)
  • Der Mohr des Zaren (1883)
  • Unehrlich Volk (1885)
  • Alexandra (1888)
  • Eva (1889)
  • Wehe dem Besiegten (1889)
  • Die neue Zeit (1891)
  • Schuldig (1892)

[edit] Novels

  • San Sebastian (1883)
  • Der Sohn der Volskerin (1885)
  • Die Sabinerin (1888)
  • Der Mönch von Berchtesgaden (1891)
  • Der neue Gott (1898)
  • Die Rächerin (1899)
  • Allerlei Erlebtes (1902)
  • Die Leute von Valdars (1902)
  • Zwei Menschen (1911)

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.