Hanns johst biography of rory

In his youth, Johst aspired to become a missionary. He then studied medicine, German language and literature, philosophy, and art history. In , he published his first one-act drama. In the following year, however, he abandoned his studies at the universities of Leipzig, München, and Wien (Vienna).

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After he was discharged from the army in World War I after only two months due to an unspecified illness and subsequently lived as a freelance writer and assistant director.

Johst’s early work was heavily influenced by Expressionism. He had his breakthrough as a playwright in with Der Einsame (The Lonely One) about 19th-century playwright Christian Dietrich Grabbe ().

This play already showed “völkisch” and anti-Semitic elements. Later, he turned to a more realistic style. During this period, he wrote several comedies blaming social drawbacks on the failures of Germany’s democratic constitution.

In the s, Johst became one of Germany’s up-and-coming playwrights, particularly acclaimed Hanns Johst (July 8, 1890 — November 23, 1978), German ...

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