02437cam a22003373u 4500 76721 UtSlPG 20260610134757.0 m cr n 260607r20251916utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 PT Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929 Jedermann. Finnish Jokamies Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jokamies_(n%C3%A4ytelm%C3%A4) Release date is 2025-08-23 Tuula Temonen "Jokamies: Vanha näytelmä rikkaan miehen kuolemasta" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal is a morality play written in the early 20th century. It reimagines the medieval Everyman story: a prosperous man is summoned by Death to render an account of his life before God. The drama follows the wealthy Jokamies as he searches for companionship and help on his last journey, finding that worldly ties fail while spiritual virtues may endure. Expect allegorical figures and a sober meditation on wealth, repentance, and salvation. The opening of the play sets a sacred frame: God laments human forgetfulness and sends Death to summon a rich man to judgment. Jokamies boasts of his wealth, spurns a needy neighbor, and coldly defends usury; his mother urges him toward repentance and marriage, but he turns instead to revels with his beloved and friends. In the midst of a feast he hears ominous calls; Death appears and commands him to come at once, granting only a brief chance to find a companion. His closest friend and two cousins refuse to go; his servants flee; even Mammon rises from his treasure chest to mock him and deny aid. At last a frail figure—Good Deeds—answers his call, revealing herself weakened by his neglect yet willing to help if she can. The excerpt closes with her urging him toward true contrition as his reckoning nears. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Helsinki: Otava, 1916 Austrian drama -- Translations into Finnish Jalkanen, Huugo, 1888-1969 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76721 117446 117446