Shakespeare Gesellschaft
To the registration form The first printed edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays appeared in 1623 under the title Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. Prior to this, only a few of Shakespeare’s plays had ever been published. Without the ‘First Folio’, much of Shakespeare’s work, including plays such as Macbeth and The Tempest, would…
This year’s Shakespeare Academy (more information in the flyer) will take place in the run-up to the conference on April 20 and 21. Using the example of Shakespeare’s late play The Tempest, the student workshop participants will examine how the stage text deals with its own mediality and with the role of magical books, which…
The German Shakespeare Society has lost a great personality in Prof. Dr. Werner Habicht. He was President of the German Shakespeare Society West (1976-87) and editor of the Shakespeare Yearbook from 1980 to 1995. The German Shakespeare Society remembers his work with sincere gratitude. On behalf of all members and the entire Board of Directors…
Advance notice Conference for teachers & Shakespeare friends. Brush up your Shakespeare: Identity & Diversity Thu, 8 & Fri, 9 December 2022 at the Burkadushaus Würzburg in cooperation with the German Shakespeare Society, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and the Domschule Würzburg Identity and diversity play a major role both in Shakespeare’s time and in our present time.…
The German Shakespeare Society has sent a letter of condolence to the British royal family to express its sympathy on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
will be held online, 10-12 November 2022 see details in the Asian Shakespeare Newsletter