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Post by Marya Dabrowski on Mar 8, 2017 23:04:01 GMT -5
I've started reading Shakespeare and have been using the Modern English version and going through the plays quite fast. Wondering if anyone knows a reason you should read the original version as he wrote it? Would I really be missing out if I just stick to the modern English?
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Post by Clotilde on Mar 9, 2017 0:03:04 GMT -5
Not really, unless you are a linguist and you like that kind of thing or you intend to go around quoting it to make yourself seem smart if you do that, use the original English. I like Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. It's for kids but it's great.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 5:31:51 GMT -5
I've started reading Shakespeare and have been using the Modern English version and going through the plays quite fast. Wondering if anyone knows a reason you should read the original version as he wrote it? Would I really be missing out if I just stick to the modern English? Reading the older version of Shakespeare's plays will give you a better experience, the sense of humor comes out better and the rhythm of the lines make more sense when the characters banter. The old versions are more expressive -- you'll have all the the subtleties that get lost when you read the narrower modern English. Have fun reading the plays, and his sonnets are great, too!
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Post by Marya Dabrowski on Mar 9, 2017 19:32:18 GMT -5
Not really, unless you are a linguist and you like that kind of thing or you intend to go around quoting it to make yourself seem smart if you do that, use the original English. I like Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. It's for kids but it's great. I don't really have the time or the desire to be reading the original and then reading the translation but I do want to sound smart (hee, hee) so I did a quick search of "famous shakespeare quotes" and now I will just memorize those! Ha ha ha. J/K "No legacy is so rich as honesty." "Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life." "There's many a man has more hair than wit."
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Post by Marya Dabrowski on Mar 9, 2017 19:37:20 GMT -5
I've started reading Shakespeare and have been using the Modern English version and going through the plays quite fast. Wondering if anyone knows a reason you should read the original version as he wrote it? Would I really be missing out if I just stick to the modern English? Reading the older version of Shakespeare's plays will give you a better experience, the sense of humor comes out better and the rhythm of the lines make more sense when the characters banter. The old versions are more expressive -- you'll have all the the subtleties that get lost when you read the narrower modern English. Have fun reading the plays, and his sonnets are great. too! I agree that I will be missing out on a lot. I think next time around reading each play I will try the originals, at least then I already have an idea of the story and characters. Thanks!
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Post by heinrich on Mar 9, 2017 20:40:18 GMT -5
I Started Hamlet in German.
If youn want the Story, read the newer Interpretations. if you want purity of language, read original folios.
Btw, "Shakespeare" May Not be the One who wrote the plays.
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Post by Marya Dabrowski on Mar 9, 2017 21:12:08 GMT -5
I Started Hamlet in German. If youn want the Story, read the newer Interpretations. if you want purity of language, read original folios. Btw, "Shakespeare" May Not be the One who wrote the plays. Do you think it was Christopher Marlowe or Edward de Vere?
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Post by heinrich on Mar 9, 2017 23:59:56 GMT -5
de Vere.
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Post by Marya Dabrowski on Mar 10, 2017 8:10:43 GMT -5
I think Marlowe.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Mar 10, 2017 10:09:16 GMT -5
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Post by RitaMarita on Mar 10, 2017 11:24:17 GMT -5
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