Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft
![Inauguration of the Shakespeare monument in the Park an der Ilm in Weimar by Deutsche Shakespeare Gesellschaft in 1904](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Einweihung_des_Shakespeare-Denkmals_im_Park_an_der_Ilm%2C_1904.jpg/220px-Einweihung_des_Shakespeare-Denkmals_im_Park_an_der_Ilm%2C_1904.jpg)
Inauguration of the Shakespeare monument in the Park an der Ilm in Weimar by Deutsche Shakespeare Gesellschaft in 1904
The Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft (German Shakespeare Society) was founded on the occasion of the 300th birthday of William Shakespeare on 23 April 1864.[1] It was the first scientific and cultural association of its type in Weimar, and is one of the oldest functioning literary societies in the world.
References[]
- ^ "Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft" (in German). Shakespeare-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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