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Hamlet (Paperback)
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Hamlet (Paperback)
Series: Play on Shakespeare
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Loot Price R255
Discovery Miles 2 550
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To thine own text be true-Lisa Peterson's translation of Hamlet
into contemporary American English makes the play accessible to new
audiences while keeping the soul of Shakespeare's writing intact.
Lovers of Shakespeare's language take heart: Lisa Peterson's
translation of Hamlet into contemporary American English was guided
by the principle of "First, do no harm." Leaving the most famous
parts of Hamlet untouched, Peterson untied the language knots that
can make the rest of the play difficult to understand in a single
theatrical viewing. Peterson's translation makes Hamlet accessible
to new audiences, drawing out its timeless themes while helping to
contextualize "To be, or not to be: that is the question," and
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," so that contemporary
audiences can feel their full weight. This translation of Hamlet
was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Play On!
project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine
Shakespeare plays. These translations present work from "The Bard"
in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the
beauty of Shakespeare's verse. Enlisting the talents of a diverse
group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges
from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions Shakespeare for
the twenty-first century. These volumes make these works available
for the first time in print-a new First Folio for a new era.
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