Jedermann

Name: Jedermann
Author: Hugo von Hofmannsthal

by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Morality play on mortality, divine judgment, and human transience

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Austrian poet and playwright who began publishing brilliant verse dramas as a teenager and later collaborated with Richard Strauss. His Lord Chandos Letter is a foundational text of modern literary crisis.

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PoemsEarly lyric poems on beauty, love, and aesthetic experience
Der Tod des TizianOne-act play depicting Venice at sunset and an artist's mortality
Der RosenkavalierOperatic comedy of aristocratic seduction and romantic intrigue in Vienna
ArabellaOperatic comedy exploring identity, social class, and romantic confusion