d. Comments

'Praise for' The Life and Times of William Shakespeare

''Fascinating ... a sheer unbelievably dense network of individual facts, encyclopedic knowledge, scholarly curiosity and intuitive link-ups lead to a genuine advance of knowledge.'
 H.-Viktor von Sury, Theologisches (Theological Journal)

'... the latest in a series of original discoveries the Mainz University professor has made ... [It] reads like a mystery story. ... the author proceeds from one fundamental hypothesis - that Shakespeare maintained the old faith - and moves
from one nested hypothesis to the next, to explain biographical events as well as features of the works, which had been hitherto incomprehensible. The hard evidence she presents in the form of historical documentation supports each of the hypotheses most convincingly.'
Muriel Mirak-Weissbach, Symbolism.
An International Journal of Critical Aesthetics

'A great book..., a terrific political thriller ..., an enormously vivid picture of the age, and completely new insights into Shakespeare.'
Professor W. Hortmann,
author of Shakespeare on the German Stage, Cambridge University Press

'[Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel's] findings in the field of Shakespeare biography reach far beyond what has previously been known. She has achieved a unique success.'
Professor K. Otten, Anglistik (Bulletin of the German University Teachers of English)

'Hummel's case reveals a remarkable cornucopia of circumstantial evidence. I can not attempt to weigh the pieces for their merits.'
 Dr Tom Merriam, Religion and the Arts

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