"Reeve manages to give the reader not only a good impression of the reception Kleist's plays have been given by critics and audiences alike, but he also enables the reader to appreciate the `seemingly inexhaustible potential and continuing relevance of Kleist's plays,' whose interpretations on stage reflect, moreover, the shift in the intellectual and cultural currents since the early nineteenth century." Alfred Ratz, Department of Modern Languages, University of Saskatchewan.
"There is no other reference work of this type currently available. The information assembled by the author is essential to many types of historical and critical studies of Kleist's drama, and the subject matter is of interest to anyone (from students to scholars to theatre people) who is curious about the immense range of possible interpretive approaches to Kleist's enigmatic dramas." Linda Dietrick, Department of Germanic Studies, University of Winnipeg.

"Reeve manages to give the reader not only a good impression of the reception Kleist's plays have been given by critics and audiences alike, but he also enables the reader to appreciate the `seemingly inexhaustible potential and continuing relevance of Kleist's plays,' whose interpretations on stage reflect, moreover, the shift in the intellectual and cultural currents since the early nineteenth century." Alfred Ratz, Department of Modern Languages, University of Saskatchewan. "There is no other reference work of this type currently available. The information assembled by the author is essential to many types of historical and critical studies of Kleist's drama, and the subject matter is of interest to anyone (from students to scholars to theatre people) who is curious about the immense range of possible interpretive approaches to Kleist's enigmatic dramas." Linda Dietrick, Department of Germanic Studies, University of Winnipeg.