Shakespeare Gesellschaft
We are pleased to bring you a video greeting from Stratford-upon-Avon, in which Paul Edmondson and Stanley Wells present their new book “All the Sonnets of Shakespeare” to the members of the German Shakespeare Society. You can find it on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1Afp2gwz4Jo4FmLg24LAg
read moreTo mark Shakespeare’s birthday on April 23, a recitation from the Weimar Shakespeare Monument will be broadcast on the YouTube channel from 4 pm: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1Afp2gwz4Jo4FmLg24LAg Here you will find the speech by Frank Günther (1947 – 2020), one of the greatest Shakespeare translators of our time, on the occasion of the morning walk to the…
read moreThe German Shakespeare Society mourns the loss of the English scholar Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Hortmann. He taught English literature at the universities of Frankfurt, Duisburg and Santa Barbara. After his retirement, Prof. Hortmann worked as a theater historian and author. He preferred to deal with the intersection of culture and politics, with a particular…
read moreThe German Shakespeare Society mourns the death of the Polish translator and author Jerzy Limon. He taught at the University of Gdansk and specialized in Shakespeare and the theater of the Elizabethan period. The Gdansk Shakespeare Theater, which he designed, opened in 2014. On behalf of all members and the entire Board of Directors The…
read moreThe German Shakespeare Society mourns the loss of the British English scholar and Shakespeare researcher Catherine Belsey (December 13, 1940 – February 14, 2021). On behalf of all members and the entire Board of DirectorsThe President of the German Shakespeare SocietyProf. Dr. Claudia Olk
read moreAutumn Conference „Romeo and Juliet“, 20-22 November 2020 in Weimar The conference was streamed on YouTube and can be watched via this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1Afp2gwz4Jo4FmLg24LAg Following the adoption of measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic on October 28, 2020, our conference is now only possible in digital format. All contributions, including those originally declared as face-to-face…
read moreCountless writers have come and gone. William Shakespeare has stayed. What has made his works so fascinating for centuries? Article of the President of the German Shakespeare Society, Prof. Dr. Claudia Olk. published in Weltwoche Nr. 43.20 to the article
read moreThe German Shakespeare Society mourns the loss of Frank Günther, one of the greatest Shakespeare translators of our time. He was always a good friend and companion. We will always honour his memory. Our sympathy goes out to his family. On behalf of all members and the Board of Directors The President of the German…
read moreIn Table Top Shakespeare, ordinary everyday objects become the “performers” of Shakespeare’s dramas, with the kitchen table serving as a stage for betrayal, murder or the immortal love stories: A salt and pepper shaker for the king and queen. A vase for the prince. A matchbox for the servant. A kitchen table as a stage.…
read moreOn the occasion of Hölderlin’s 250th birthday, English literature scholar Christoph Bode (LMU Munich) speaks about what the author means to him. https://hoelderlin.podigee.io/
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