Tuesday, March 09, 2004

To read or not to read

Atlanta Journal: Is Shakespearean English becoming impenetrable to modern children - is it going the way of Middle English, almost perpetually needing translations? .. No Fear Shakespeare

Some educators say the beauty of Shakespeare rests in the writer's eloquence and poetry — something missing in the translations.

"Shakespeare without language is like a movie without sound," said Paul Voss, who teaches Shakespeare at Georgia State University.

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