FRANCE IN THE LIFE AND WORKS OF HERMANN SUDERMANN
The article discusses the importance of Paris and French culture in the life and works of Herman Sudermann, a German dramatist and novelist (1857-1928) who arrived in the capital of France in 1891, 1895, 1900 and 1901 to work on his plays and novels, to take part in the rehearsals of theatrical performances based on his plays, and for travelling in France. He shared the impressions of his travels with his wife, Klara Laukner. Methods of history of literature and biographical method are applied; and the author concludes that the dramatist was deeply plunged in the literary and theatrical life of Paris where his plays were adapted for stage; he guided Sarah Bernhardt who rehearsed the role of Magda in his play Heimat (“Homeland”). In Paris, Sudermann felt the “spiritual freedom” which was so necessary for his inspiration and artwork and which Berlin lacked.