{"product_id":"hamlet-9780866986663","title":"Hamlet","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Shakespeare | Lisa Peterson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance S\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance S\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Shakespeare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo thine own text be true\u003c\/i\u003e--Lisa Peterson's translation of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e into contemporary American English makes the play accessible to new audiences while keeping the soul of Shakespeare's writing intact. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lovers of Shakespeare's language take heart: Lisa Peterson's translation of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e into contemporary American English was guided by the principle of \"First, do no harm.\" Leaving the most famous parts of \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003euntouched, 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 \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This translation of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance S","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813221482647,"sku":"9780866986663","price":709.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780866986663.webp?v=1778334440","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hamlet-9780866986663","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}