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<p>In his tale „Der Wortmann“, the Transylvanian-German author Traugott Teutsch tells the story of Peter Emerich, an influent man in his community, who is keen on getting rich and climbing up the social ladder, while preserving the image of an honest person. The article follows through different stages the evolution of his mindset up to the point where he repents of his past actions, tries to make amends for some of his mistakes and decides to lead an unselfish life of faithful service to the community. Guilt, repentance and redemption are some of the main topics followed in this article, which constituted also some of the founding stones of the Transylvanian-German collective mentality.</p>
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In his tale „Der Wortmann“, the Transylvanian-German author Traugott Teutsch tells the story of Peter Emerich, an influent man in his community, who is keen on getting rich and climbing up the social ladder, while preserving the image of an honest person. The article follows through different stages the evolution of his mindset up to the point where he repents of his past actions, tries to make amends for some of his mistakes and decides to lead an unselfish life of faithful service to the community. Guilt, repentance and redemption are some of the main topics followed in this article, which constituted also some of the founding stones of the Transylvanian-German collective mentality.

Schuld und Erlösung in Traugott Teutschs Erzählung „Der Wortmann“

Lekt. Dr., Lucian Blaga-Universität Hermannstadt

Germanistische Beiträge

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In his tale „Der Wortmann“, the Transylvanian-German author Traugott Teutsch tells the story of Peter Emerich, an influent man in his community, who is keen on...

Schuld und Erlösung in Traugott Teutschs Erzählung „Der Wortmann“

Published Online: Apr 22, 2023

Page range: 136 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2022-0008

Keywords
Traugott Teutsch, catharsis, guilt, repentance, redemption, Transylvanian-Saxon life

© 2023 Marius-Daniel Stroia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schuld und Erlösung in Traugott Teutschs Erzählung „Der Wortmann“

Published Online: Apr 22, 2023

Page range: 136 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2022-0008

KeywordsTraugott Teutsch, catharsis, guilt, repentance, redemption, Transylvanian-Saxon life

© 2023 Marius-Daniel Stroia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Traugott Teutsch, catharsis, guilt, repentance, redemption, Transylvanian-Saxon life