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Re: Shakespeare
Posted By: Luisa, on host 159.28.161.38
Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999, at 09:16:29
In Reply To: Re: Shakespeare posted by Howard on Sunday, April 18, 1999, at 08:26:41:

> It seems like I remember some attempts to do Shakespeare in modern English. They usually bombed. Maybe the old way is best.

I haven't seen any literal translations of Shakespeare into modern English, but I think the plots still stand up (look at West Side Story!). I haven't seen the new 'version' of Taming of the Shrew yet. . . what's that called? 10 Things I Hate About You?? Oh, well.

Luisa

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