Von der Hörbühne am Altmarkt zum "Theater der Dichtung"

Apart from their established position in the canon of German-language literature, the names Ludwig Tieck and Karl Kraus initially arouse few associations that suggest a connection. One of them - valued and attacked by his contemporaries as the King of Romanticism and Poet Prince in the succession of Goethe - achieved his place in literary history as an author and influential editor, critic and literary mediator in 19th century Germany. The other reached a prominent supporters and readership in Austria in the early 20th century between the monarchy and Austrofascism as a satirist, language critic and press critic. What connects the two authors with one another, despite their very different literary production, is their activity as readers of their own and others' literary works, which throughout their lives contributed significantly to their popularity, and the special position that Shakespeare's plays have in both reading repertoires. Based on the central importance of Shakespeare in the work and in the lectures of both authors, their reading activities are presented in this volume in their cultural and historical context.