“Professor Stoll has done work of utmost importance for the adequate appreciation of Shakespeare.” -- Modern Language Review (England).

“One of the best connoisseurs not only of Elizabethan but also of world literature ... speaks to us in these essays.” -- Shakespeare-Jahrbuch (Germany).

“Perhaps no other writer has brought to the illumination of Shakespeare such knowledge of the drama, not merely of England but of all ages and countries.” -- Bookman

“The book is rich in good sense, in learning, in grace, and in force.” -- Canadian Forum