Provider: World Shakespeare Bibliography https://www.worldshakesbib.org Database: WSB Content: text/plain; charset="utf-8" TY - CHAP T2 - Hain, Sophie. Macht. Kultur. Regentin im nachklassischen Weimar. [Sophie. Might. Culture. Regent in Post-classical Weimar.] SP - 104-18 ID - bbbo31 T1 - "Shakespeare im Bibliothekskatalog der Großherzogin Sophie im Kontext der Deutschen Shakespeare-Gesellschaft [Shakespeare in the Library Catalog of Grand Duchess Sophie in the Context of the German Shakespeare Society]" AU - Jansohn, Christa PY - 2024 DA - 2024 LA - German AB - Explores Grand Duchess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1824 –1897)'s support of numerous social and cultural institutions Weimar, especially the German Shakespeare Society, founded in Weimar in April 1864. Explains how Sophie became Society patron and her active participation, regularly contributing funds to build up Shakespeare library and donating valuable books to library. Notes that Sophie herself only owned few Shakespeare editions in her private library, mostly acquired from the Society's board members. Uses book list of Sophie's private library to trace the founding of German Shakespeare Society and to analyze her private Shakespeare books and her donations. ER -