Shakespeare and the French Poet
Edited and with an Introduction by John Naughton
304 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2004
A meditation on the major plays of Shakespeare and the thorny art of literary translation, Shakespeare and the French Poet contains twelve essays from France's most esteemed critic and preeminent living poet, Yves Bonnefoy. Offering observations on Shakespeare's response to the spiritual crisis of his era as well as compelling insights on the practical and theoretical challenges of verse in translation, Bonnefoy delivers thoughtful, evocative essays penned in his characteristically powerful prose.
Translated specifically for an American readership, Shakespeare and the French Poet also features a new interview with Bonnefoy. For Shakespeare scholars, Bonnefoy enthusiasts, and students of literary translation, Shakespeare and the French Poet is a celebration of the global language of poetry and the art of "making someone else's voice live again in one's own."
Translated specifically for an American readership, Shakespeare and the French Poet also features a new interview with Bonnefoy. For Shakespeare scholars, Bonnefoy enthusiasts, and students of literary translation, Shakespeare and the French Poet is a celebration of the global language of poetry and the art of "making someone else's voice live again in one's own."
Contents
Introduction
Author's Note
Part One
1. Shakespeare's Uneasiness
2. Readiness, Ripeness, Hamlet, Lear
3. "Art and Nature": The Background of The Winter's Tale
4. A Day in the Life of Prospero
5. Brutus, or Appointment at Philippi
6. The Nobility of Cleopatra
7. Desdemona Hangs Her Head
Part Two
8. Shakespeare and the French Poet
9. Transpose or Translate?
10. How Should Shakespeare Be Translated?
11. Translating into Verse or Prose
12. Translating Shakespeare's Sonnets
Interview with Yves Bonnefoy
Sources
Notes on the Translators
Selected Bibliography
Index
Author's Note
Part One
1. Shakespeare's Uneasiness
2. Readiness, Ripeness, Hamlet, Lear
3. "Art and Nature": The Background of The Winter's Tale
4. A Day in the Life of Prospero
5. Brutus, or Appointment at Philippi
6. The Nobility of Cleopatra
7. Desdemona Hangs Her Head
Part Two
8. Shakespeare and the French Poet
9. Transpose or Translate?
10. How Should Shakespeare Be Translated?
11. Translating into Verse or Prose
12. Translating Shakespeare's Sonnets
Interview with Yves Bonnefoy
Sources
Notes on the Translators
Selected Bibliography
Index
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Literature and Literary Criticism: British and Irish Literature | Poetry | Romance Languages
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