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Title: Jedermann: Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes

Note: Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Jana Srna, mcbax and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by Bielefeld
University.)

Summary: "Jedermann: Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal is a dramatic work written in the early 20th century. This play presents a moral allegory centered on the character Jedermann, who represents the wealthy and self-indulgent man confronted by the inevitability of death. As the story unfolds, it explores themes of mortality, redemption, and the superficiality of wealth in the face of life's ultimate reckoning. The opening of "Jedermann" introduces a divine call to judgment, as God sends Death to summon the rich man Jedermann, who is blissfully unaware of his impending fate. He is depicted as consumed by his material possessions and social gatherings, treating the pleas of the poor and the urgency of his mother with indifference. As Death approaches, Jedermann's superficial friendships become evident, and his desperation grows when he realizes that his wealth cannot save him from his ultimate reckoning. The stage is set for Jedermann to confront the consequences of his life choices, revealing the urgent moral questions that underpin the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929

EBook No.: 28949

Published: May 24, 2009

Downloads: 99

Language: German

Subject: Austrian drama -- 20th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Jedermann: Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes

Note: Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Jana Srna, mcbax and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by Bielefeld
University.)

Summary: "Jedermann: Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal is a dramatic work written in the early 20th century. This play presents a moral allegory centered on the character Jedermann, who represents the wealthy and self-indulgent man confronted by the inevitability of death. As the story unfolds, it explores themes of mortality, redemption, and the superficiality of wealth in the face of life's ultimate reckoning. The opening of "Jedermann" introduces a divine call to judgment, as God sends Death to summon the rich man Jedermann, who is blissfully unaware of his impending fate. He is depicted as consumed by his material possessions and social gatherings, treating the pleas of the poor and the urgency of his mother with indifference. As Death approaches, Jedermann's superficial friendships become evident, and his desperation grows when he realizes that his wealth cannot save him from his ultimate reckoning. The stage is set for Jedermann to confront the consequences of his life choices, revealing the urgent moral questions that underpin the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929

EBook No.: 28949

Published: May 24, 2009

Downloads: 99

Language: German

Subject: Austrian drama -- 20th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.