Biography
Voss was born at Neu-Grape near Pyritz, in Pomerania, 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 studiedMain 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
*', directed by (1913) *', directed by (1913) *', directed by (1914) *''Perjury'', directed by Harry F. Millarde (1921) *''Die Schuldige'', directed by Fred Sauer (1921) *'' Two People'', directed by Hanns Schwarz (1924) *', directed by Holger-Madsen (1925) *'' Alpine Tragedy'', directed by Robert Land (1927) *'' Guilty'', directed by Johannes Meyer (1928) *'' Villa Falconieri'', directed byNotes
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Voss, Richard 1851 births 1918 deaths People from Pyrzyce County People from the Province of Pomerania 19th-century German novelists 20th-century German novelists German male novelists German male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German male writers 20th-century German male writers