- Richard Beer-Hofmann
Richard Beer-Hofmann (born
11 July 1866 inVienna — died26 September 1945 inNew York ) was anAustria ndramatist andpoet .After the early death of his mother, Beer-Hofmann was raised by his aunt's family in
Brno and Vienna. In the 1880s he studiedlaw in Vienna, receiving hisdoctorate in 1890. In the same year he became acquainted with the writersHugo von Hofmannsthal ,Hermann Bahr andArthur Schnitzler , with whom he shared a long friendship. He consequently began his literary activities as a freelance writer.At first Beer-Hofmann wrote
novella s, later moving on toshort stories andpoetry . In the 1920s he worked as atheatre director for Max Reinhardt, a role which continued until 1932. In 1939 Beer-Hofmann emigrated from Austria, and travelled to New York viaZurich . Subsequently his works were banned in Austria andGermany . In 1945 he became an American citizen, but died within the same year.Beer-Hofmann's literary output consists primarily of novellas, dramas, and poems. It can be considered part of the literary current of the
Wiener Moderne . Beer-Hofmann received several notable literary awards, including theVolksschillerpreis in 1905 in Germany and the award of theNational Institute of Arts and Letters in 1945 in theUnited States . One year after his death the Beer-Hofmann Society was created in New York.Works
*"Novellen"
*"Der Tod Georgs"
*"Der Graf von Charolais"
*"Gedenkrede auf Wolfgang Amadée Mozart"
*Trilogy “Die Historie von König David” (uncompleted)
**"Jakobs Traum"
**"Der junge David"
*"Paula. Ein Fragment"
*"Verse"
*"Schlaflied für Mirjam"External links
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