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German dramatist and novelist (1851–1918)
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For the English cricketer, see Richard Voss (cricketer).
Richard Voss
Voss in 1908Voss in 1908
Born(1851-09-02)2 September 1851
Neu-Grape, German Empire
Died10 June 1918(1918-06-10) (aged 66)
Berchtesgaden, German Empire
OccupationProse, Dramaturgy
EducationUniversity of Jena
University of Munich
GenreDrama
Literary movementRealism

Richard Voss (2 September 1851 – 10 June 1918) was a German dramatist and novelist. In standard German orthography, his surname is printed as Voß.

Biography

Voss was born on 2 September 1851, at Neu-Grape, 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, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, appointed Voss as librarian of the Wartburg, but he later resigned the post, due to ill health.

Voss spent 25 years of his life living at Frascati, near Rome, where he wrote many of his novels and plays. He was granted honorary citizenship of the town.

Main works

Plays

  • Savonarola (1878)
  • Magda (1879)
  • Die Patricierin, a classical drama, which won the Schiller prize in 1896 (The Patrician Dame; 1880)
  • Pater Modestus, dealing with the problem of religion (1882)
  • Der Mohr des Zaren (1883)
  • Unehrlich Volk (1885)
  • Alexandra (1888)
  • Eva (1889)
  • Wehe dem Besiegten (Woe to the Vanquished; 1889)
  • Die neue Zeit (1891)
  • Schuldig (1892)
  • Lebenskünstler (1902)

Novels

  • San Sebastian (1883)
  • Der Sohn der Volskerin (1885)
  • Die Sabinerin, remarkable for its beautiful descriptions of Italian country (1888)
  • Der Mönch von Berchtesgaden (1891)
  • Villa Falconieri, the story of a successful poet who lost confidence in his powers (1896)
  • Der neue Gott (1898)
  • Die Rächerin (1899)
  • Amata, a story of Rome in Nero's time (1901)
  • Römisches Fieber (1902)
  • Allerlei Erlebtes (1902)
  • Die Leute von Valdars (1902)
  • Die Schuldige, novel in two parts (1907)
  • Alpentragödie (1909)
  • Zwei Menschen (1911)

Filmography

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Attribution

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