Bernhard Pankok, Porträt von Levin Ludwig Schücking, 1899

Levin Ludwig Schücking (29 May 1878,

Steinfurt Steinfurt (; Westphalian: ''Stemmert'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From roughly 1100-1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt. Geography Steinfurt is situated nort ...

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– 12 October 1964,

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) was a German scholar of the

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and

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Life

He was the major figure of his time in Germany in English studies, as professor at

Leipzig University Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December ...

(he was the director of its English Department from 1925 to 1944). His book ''Die Soziologie der Literarischen Geschmacksbildung'' (München: Rösl & Cie.,1923) won international recognition (English translation: ''The Sociology of Literary Taste'' London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1945). He was known also for his studies of

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literature, and

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

. In 1933, Schücking signed the "''Declaration of Belief in Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State by the Professors of the German Universities''" (Bekenntnis der Professoren an den deutschen Universitäten und Hochschulen zu Adolf Hitler und dem nationalsozialistischen Staat), but later he was an opponent. He was the oldest son of Paulus and Catharina Schücking, which made him the nephew of writer

Levin Schücking Levin Schücking (full name: ''Christoph Bernhard Levin Matthias Schücking''; September 6, 1814 – August 31, 1883) was a German novelist. He was born near Meppen, Kingdom of Prussia, and died in Bad Pyrmont, German Empire. He was the uncle of ...

Works translated

* ''The Sociology of Literary Taste'' London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1945. * ''The meaning of Hamlet'' (Barnes & Noble 1966) * ''The Puritan family: A social study from the literary sources'' (Schocken Books 1970) * ''The Baroque Character Of The Elizabethan Tragic Hero'' (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007) * ''Character Problems in Shakespeare's Plays: A Guide to the Better Understanding of the Dramatist'' (University of Michigan Library 2009).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schucking, Levin Ludwig 1878 births 1964 deaths People from Steinfurt People from the Province of Westphalia Academic staff of Leipzig University