Sudermann

[ zoo-duhr-mahn ]

/ ˈzu dərˌmɑn /

noun

Her·mann

[her-mahn], /ˈhɛr mɑn/, 1857–1928, German dramatist and novelist.

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sudden adult death syndrome, sudden death, sudden infant death syndrome, suddenly, Sudeck's atrophy, Sudermann, Sudeten, Sudetenland, Sudetes, sudoku, sudomotor

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The best thing about the novel is that it once more illustrates Sudermann's sympathy for the outcast and the despised.
Essays on Modern Novelists|William Lyon Phelps
With less success Sudermann attempted in Johannes a tragedy on lines suggested by Hebbel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7|Various
In the pastor Sudermann attempts to paint the altruist in action.
Iconoclasts|James Huneker
It would seem that Sudermann was again attacked by his doubting mania.
Iconoclasts|James Huneker

Sudermann is still Klingsor, the evoker of artificial figures, not the poet who creates living men and women.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker

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