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This is a list of translations of works by William Shakespeare. Each table is arranged alphabetically by the specific work, then by the language of the translation. Translations are then sub-arranged by date of publication (earliest-latest). Where possible, the date of publication given is the date of the first edition by that translator.
He also edited the translation of Shakespeare by August Wilhelm Schlegel, who was assisted by Tieck's daughter Dorothea (1790–1841) and by Wolf Heinrich, Graf von Baudissin (1789–1878); Shakespeares Vorschule (2 vols., 1823–1829); and the works of Heinrich von Kleist (1826) and of Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1828).
Translator Target language A. de Herz: Romanian: August Wilhelm Schlegel: German: Avraham Shlonsky: Hebrew [1]: Barbu Solacolu: Romanian [2]: Boris Pasternak: Russian ...
In Shakespeare's version, Cornwall is killed by a servant who objects to the torture of the Earl of Gloucester, while Albany is one of the few surviving main characters. Isaac Asimov surmised that this alteration was due to the title Duke of Albany being held in 1606 by Prince Charles , the younger son of Shakespeare's benefactor King James ...
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This translation has enjoyed great success over the years. Some Shakespeare sonnets in Marshak's translation have been set to music (in classical style by Dmitry Kabalevsky, in pop style by Tikhon Khrennikov, Mikael Tariverdiev, Alla Pugacheva and others, even in rock style — Cruise). His translations are considered classics in Russia.
Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover (glove-maker) originally from Snitterfield in Warwickshire, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning family. [3] He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he was baptised on 26 April 1564.
[1] [2] Paulina takes the baby to Leontes to try to convince him that the baby is his daughter, but he refuses to believe it, even with the striking similarity between the two. Instead, he thinks that she is the result of an affair between Hermione and Polixenes, King of Bohemia.