Educated at the University of Hamburg, Hebbel showed a talent for poetry from an early age and published his first poem in the Hamburg Modezeitung. He studied law briefly at Heidelberg and then went to the University of Munich where he studied philosophy, literature and history. In 1839, he returned to Hamburg and produced his first tragedy, Judith. The play was a huge success and established his name throughout Germany. The following year, his play, Genoveva, made its debut. During the 1840's, Hebbel travelled to Denmark, Italy and France. While in Paris, he published Maria Magdalene (1844). He settled in Vienna, maried the actress Christine Enghaus and continued to produce fine poetry and drama until his death. His other works include Ein Trauerspiel in Sizilien (1845), Der Diamant (1847), Der Rubin (1850), Herodes and Mariamne (1850), Julia (1851), Michel Angelo (1851), Mother and Child (1854), Agnes Bermann (1857) and Die Nieblungen (1862). |
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