Shakespeare is different from the Latins. His plays are still performed and, I hope, will be, all over the world. Thus, every tongue needs a serviceable translation, and if the next one is at least incrementally better, so much the better. If I fail, the situation will simply revert to the status quo. If I succeed at least in part, and I hope for nothing else, somebody might pick up the challenge and undertake a further attempt. In fact, I can be of service to Shakespeare even if I do not move the cause from where it is now, because the new Russian Hamlet could attract more attention to Shakespeare.
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Date: 2007-12-20 05:37 pm (UTC)In fact, I can be of service to Shakespeare even if I do not move the cause from where it is now, because the new Russian Hamlet could attract more attention to Shakespeare.