Anglistic professor wrote a novel "The Spy"
with a core issue of Marlowes assassination
Andreas Höfele, Anglistic Professor in Munich, former president of the German Shakespeare Society, wrote a historical novel "The spy,"[the informant] set in London of the late 16th century. One of its core issue is "Marlowe and his assassination."
From the available historical sources Höfele constructs novel-like the fictional story, as Marlowe on May 30, 1593 was murderd: all historical figures are mentioned with their real names citing historical documents literally. In Deptford, near London Marlowe is lured into a trap and murdered by three informants of Walsingham and Essex "Pooley, Frizer and Skeres" under covert directory of Richard Bancroft the later bishop of London (1597)
The gifted poet Marlowe, of the same age than Shakespeare, is plastically drawn in his diversity and magnitude. At the end of the novel , Shakespeare's last journey traveling home by coach back to Stratford [1611? / 13?] is described in a strange way, without naming Shakespeare (but identifiable)
Translation from German: He [Shakespeare] was not happy, hardly any work was done, he was worried about the next, he made himself the fear of failure to worry about the next, always uncertain at the mercy of the public, , any success increased the fear of failure. Only the purchase of land [in Stratford] had subdued the fear . Estates were the only ones that gave security the only security in the world.. Piece by piece he had bought it together. He could go on the field and say : the pasture there is my Prince of Denmark, or: this slope of the hedge down to the creek : Macbeth.. London ... Never again!. In the small world of his prosperity he would spend his days., The storms of life caught -a gentleman. He was on target. House, yard, trees, fields gathered around him
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Is it conceivable that one of the must renowned academic german Shakespeare experts presents the greatest literary poet genius as a "Biedermann", who finally moved into his personal safety of its real estate holdings in Stratford?
Why Höfele did not include Shakespeare's name in his book in contrast to all other contemporary real "people? - Didn't he dare to do so?
The gifted poet Marlowe, of the same age than Shakespeare, is plastically drawn in his diversity and magnitude. At the end of the novel , Shakespeare's last journey traveling home by coach back to Stratford [1611? / 13?] is described in a strange way, without naming Shakespeare (but identifiable)
Translation from German: He [Shakespeare] was not happy, hardly any work was done, he was worried about the next, he made himself the fear of failure to worry about the next, always uncertain at the mercy of the public, , any success increased the fear of failure. Only the purchase of land [in Stratford] had subdued the fear . Estates were the only ones that gave security the only security in the world.. Piece by piece he had bought it together. He could go on the field and say : the pasture there is my Prince of Denmark, or: this slope of the hedge down to the creek : Macbeth.. London ... Never again!. In the small world of his prosperity he would spend his days., The storms of life caught -a gentleman. He was on target. House, yard, trees, fields gathered around him
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Is it conceivable that one of the must renowned academic german Shakespeare experts presents the greatest literary poet genius as a "Biedermann", who finally moved into his personal safety of its real estate holdings in Stratford?
Why Höfele did not include Shakespeare's name in his book in contrast to all other contemporary real "people? - Didn't he dare to do so?
