Literary studies: plays and playwrights

"There is a cliché - which is also false - that all creative writing is autobiographical.

Die Briefe des Bandes von Oktober 1749 bis Mai 1750 stehen noch ganz im Zeichen der Wienreise des Ehepaares Gottsched.

'This book is nothing short of brilliant.

This book sets Shakespeare in the religious context of his times, presenting a balanced, up-to-date account of current biographical and critical debates, and addressing the fascinating, under-studied topic of how Shakespeare's writing was perceived by literary contemporaries - both Catholic and Protestant - whose priorities were more obviously religious than his own.