Albert Steffen | |
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| Born | (1884-12-10)10 December 1884 |
| Died | 13 July 1963(1963-07-13) (aged 78) Dornach, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, artist |
Albert Steffen (10 December 1884,Wynau,Switzerland – 13 July 1963,Dornach, Switzerland) was a poet, painter, dramatist, essayist, and novelist. He joined theTheosophical Society inGermany in 1910, and theAnthroposophical Society in 1912 and became its president after the death of its founder,Rudolf Steiner, in 1925. Steffen was chief editor of the society's journal,Das Goetheanum, from 1921 to 1963.[1]
Steffen wrote many plays (Hiram and Solomon,Manes' Experience of Death), novels (Oasis of Humanity,The Renewal of the Association), and essays (The Artist Between West and East). Other than a volume of poetry published with the American poetPercy MacKaye, containing both of their poetry translated by each other,[2] few of his works have appeared in English.
His earliest works, predating his encounter with anthroposophy, already manifest a spiritual awareness. His later works, which reflect a vision of the world permeated by metaphysical powers ofgood andevil, draw on a wide range ofesoteric European and Asian traditions.[1]
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