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I was reading a summary of Macbeth with my kids this morning and came across several "lost in translations" from English to English - mainly through changes in
by rustynails77 11y ago
I was reading a summary of Macbeth with my kids this morning and came across several "lost in translations" from English to English - mainly through changes in pronunciation and meaning of words changing over time. For example, the words "fear" and "fair" would have almost sounded identical in early 1600 leading to a play on words of the two themes in Macbeth.
I also came across this interesting article on Kurosawa's interpretation of Macbeth,
http://www.academia.edu/3306558/Lost_in_Translation_Reconsidering_Shakespeares_Macbeth_and_Kurosawas_Throne_of_Blood http://www.academia.edu/3306558/Lost_in_Translation_Reconsid...
I suspect there is a lot lost in translation, which can be challenging when reading old texts.
- ubernostrum 11y agoThere are companies which do original-pronunciation Shakespeare and make a point of showing wordplay and rhymes that don't exist in modern English pronunciation. This video has an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s