Teja: Drama in Einem Akt

by Hermann Sudermann

Excerpt from Teja

Morituri, of which Teja is the first in order, and possibly the most inspiring, appeared in 1896. The first two of these plays show, as has been ftc quently pointed out, a renascence of Sudermann's better literary style and encourage the belief, ex pressed by Richard M. Meyer, that this author, in spite of previous faulty work, is gifted with genius great enough to regenerate not only the German novel but the German stage as well.

142 pages, Paperback

Published August 24, 2018

About the author

Educated at Koningsberg University and the University of Berlin, Sudermann had to give up his studies because of financial difficulties. He worked for a time as a tutor before becoming a journalist in Bern, Switzerland. He returned to Germany in 1881 and became the editor of the Deutsches Reichsblatt. Thereafter, he devoted himself to writing. In 1886, he published Zweilicht, his first novel, and followed in 1887 with Frau Sorge, which was critically acclaimed. His first drama, Die Ehre, or The Honour appeared in 1889 and was enormously successful. Sudermann also produced a number of short stories. His other works include Geschwister (1888), Der Katzensteg (1890), Sodoms Ende (1891), Die Heimat (1893), Morituri (1896), Es Lebe das Leben! (1902), Es War (1904) and Stein unter Steinen (1905).