Levin Ludwig Schücking

Levin Ludwig Schücking was a German scholar of the English language and English literature.

Life

He was the major figure of his time in Germany in English studies, as professor at Leipzig University.
His book Die Soziologie der Literarischen Geschmacksbildung won international recognition.
He was known also for his studies of Old English literature, and Shakespeare.
In 1933, Schücking signed the "Vow of allegiance of the Professors of the German Universities and High-Schools to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialistic State", 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.

Works translated

The Sociology of Literary Taste London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1945.The meaning of Hamlet The Puritan family: A social study from the literary sources The Baroque Character Of The Elizabethan Tragic Hero Character Problems in Shakespeare's Plays: A Guide to the Better Understanding of the Dramatist.