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Shakespeare in SuccessionTranslation and Time |
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A new assessment of how Shakespeare is translated around the world.
It may certainly be said that nothing can be assumed about Shakespeare: on the one hand, the Elizabethan poet seems to be thriving, with more editions, productions, studies, and translations appearing every year; on the other hand, in a time of global crisis and decolonization, the question of why Shakespeare is relevant at all is now more pertinent than ever.
Shakespeare in Succession approaches the question of relevance by positioning Shakespeare as a participant as well as an object of adaptive translation, a labour that has always mediated between the foreign and the domestic, between the past and the present, between the arcane and the urgent. The volume situates Shakespeare on a continuum of transfers that can be understood from cultural, spatial, temporal, or linguistic points of view by studying how the text of Shakespeare is transformed into other languages and examining Shakespeare himself as a kind of translator of previous times, older stories, and prior theatrical and linguistic systems.
Contending with the poet’s contemporary fate, Shakespeare in Succession asks how Shakespeare’s work can be offered to the multicultural present in which we live, and how we might relate our position to that of the iconic writer.
Shakespeare in Succession approaches the question of relevance by positioning Shakespeare as a participant as well as an object of adaptive translation, a labour that has always mediated between the foreign and the domestic, between the past and the present, between the arcane and the urgent. The volume situates Shakespeare on a continuum of transfers that can be understood from cultural, spatial, temporal, or linguistic points of view by studying how the text of Shakespeare is transformed into other languages and examining Shakespeare himself as a kind of translator of previous times, older stories, and prior theatrical and linguistic systems.
Contending with the poet’s contemporary fate, Shakespeare in Succession asks how Shakespeare’s work can be offered to the multicultural present in which we live, and how we might relate our position to that of the iconic writer.
Details
336 Pages, 6 x 9
6 figures, 3 tables
ISBN 9780228016496
February 2023
Formats: Cloth, eBook
“Shakespeare in Succession successfully overcomes the traditional division between those who perform and those who study Shakespeare. Highlighting their shared concerns and interests, the book seeks to deconstruct this counterproductive gulf by bringing together the perspectives of theatrical practitioners, of translators, and of literary scholars coming from an impressively diverse array of cultures and traditions. A significant contribution to the global study of Shakespeare and translation.” Oana-Alis Zaharia, University of Bucharest and author of Cultural Reworkings and Translations in/of Shakespeare's Plays
“Although many [chapters] could be read alone, making interesting case studies in translation or contributions to translation theory, the rich discourse created by Saenger and Costola's multidisciplinary presentist focus becomes fully transparent in reading and re-reading the collection as a whole.” Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies
"Although many [of the essays] could be read alone, making interesting case studies in translation or contributions to translation theory, the rich discourse created by Saenger and Costola's multidisciplinary presentist focus only becomes fully apparent in reading and re-reading the collection as a whole." Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies
“Although many [chapters] could be read alone, making interesting case studies in translation or contributions to translation theory, the rich discourse created by Saenger and Costola's multidisciplinary presentist focus becomes fully transparent in reading and re-reading the collection as a whole.” Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies
"Although many [of the essays] could be read alone, making interesting case studies in translation or contributions to translation theory, the rich discourse created by Saenger and Costola's multidisciplinary presentist focus only becomes fully apparent in reading and re-reading the collection as a whole." Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies
Michael Saenger is professor of English at Southwestern University.
Sergio Costola is associate dean of faculty and Corbin Robertson, Jr Endowed Professor at Southwestern University.
Sergio Costola is associate dean of faculty and Corbin Robertson, Jr Endowed Professor at Southwestern University.
Figures | vii
Acknowledgments | ix
Introduction | 3
Part 1: Translation and Adaptation | 27
1 In the Beginning Was the Verse: A Personal Testimony on the Adventurous Task of Translating Shakespeare’s Metre into Brazilian Portuguese
José Francisco Botelho | 36
2 Stage or Page? A Momentous Choice
Niels Brunse | 62
3 “My Restless Discord Loves No Stops Nor Rests”: Translating “The Rape of Lucrece” for the Stage
Marcus Kyd | 72
4 A Riverplate Translation of the Sonnets
Miguel Ángel Montezanti | 90
5 Taming and Timing: Translating The Taming of the Shrew into Italian
Iolanda Plescia | 102
6 Entangled and Embodied Knowledge(s) in the “many strange dishes” of Much Ado about Nothing in Performance
Sarah Roberts | 123
7 Lyric Reflection: Translating the Script of a kunqu Romeo and Juliet into English
Zhiyan Zhang and Carl A. Robertson | 155
Part 2: Theorizing Translation | 195
8 Celebrating Life: Translation as an Act of Survival
Zoltán Márkus | 202
9 Shakespeare’s Fathers and the Undead Renaissance
Michael Saenger | 219
10 Commedia dell’Arte Translations: Three Pantalones in The Merchant of Venice
Sergio Costola | 239
11 A Mirror up to Hamlet: Translations of Shakespeare in Japan
Hiromi Fuyuki | 258
12 Shu Lin and the Earliest Image of Shakespeare in China
Rangping Ji and Wei Feng | 284
Translingual Shakespeare: An Afterword
Alexa Alice Joubin | 298
Contributors | 309
Index | 315
Contributors | 309
Index | 315
Acknowledgments | ix
Introduction | 3
Part 1: Translation and Adaptation | 27
1 In the Beginning Was the Verse: A Personal Testimony on the Adventurous Task of Translating Shakespeare’s Metre into Brazilian Portuguese
José Francisco Botelho | 36
2 Stage or Page? A Momentous Choice
Niels Brunse | 62
3 “My Restless Discord Loves No Stops Nor Rests”: Translating “The Rape of Lucrece” for the Stage
Marcus Kyd | 72
4 A Riverplate Translation of the Sonnets
Miguel Ángel Montezanti | 90
5 Taming and Timing: Translating The Taming of the Shrew into Italian
Iolanda Plescia | 102
6 Entangled and Embodied Knowledge(s) in the “many strange dishes” of Much Ado about Nothing in Performance
Sarah Roberts | 123
7 Lyric Reflection: Translating the Script of a kunqu Romeo and Juliet into English
Zhiyan Zhang and Carl A. Robertson | 155
Part 2: Theorizing Translation | 195
8 Celebrating Life: Translation as an Act of Survival
Zoltán Márkus | 202
9 Shakespeare’s Fathers and the Undead Renaissance
Michael Saenger | 219
10 Commedia dell’Arte Translations: Three Pantalones in The Merchant of Venice
Sergio Costola | 239
11 A Mirror up to Hamlet: Translations of Shakespeare in Japan
Hiromi Fuyuki | 258
12 Shu Lin and the Earliest Image of Shakespeare in China
Rangping Ji and Wei Feng | 284
Translingual Shakespeare: An Afterword
Alexa Alice Joubin | 298
Contributors | 309
Index | 315
Contributors | 309
Index | 315
