The First Hebrew Shakespeare Translations - A Bilingual Edition and Commentary

Lily Kahn

Maison d'édition: UCL Press

Synopsis

This first bilingual
edition and analysis of the earliest Shakespeare plays translated into Hebrew –
Isaac Edward Salkinson’s Ithiel the Cushite of Venice (Othello)
and Ram and Jael (Romeo and Juliet) – offers a fascinating and
unique perspective on global Shakespeare. Differing significantly from the
original English, the translations are replete with biblical, rabbinic, and
medieval Hebrew textual references and reflect a profoundly Jewish religious and
cultural setting. The volume includes the full text of the two Hebrew plays
alongside a complete English back-translation with a commentary examining the
rich array of Hebrew sources and Jewish allusions that Salkinson incorporates
into his work. The edition is complemented by an introduction to the history of
Jewish Shakespeare reception in Central and Eastern Europe; a survey of
Salkinson’s biography including discussion of his unusual status as a Jewish
convert to Christianity; and an overview of his translation strategies. The
book makes Salkinson’s pioneering work accessible to a wide audience, and will
appeal to anyone with an interest in multicultural Shakespeare, translation
studies, the development of Modern Hebrew literature, and European Jewish history
and culture.   
This first bilingual edition and analysis of the earliest Shakespeare plays translated into Hebrew – Isaac Edward Salkinson’s Ithiel the Cushite of Venice (Othello) and Ram and Jael (Romeo and Juliet) – offers a fascinating and unique perspective on global Shakespeare. Differing significantly from the original English, the translations are replete with biblical, rabbinic, and medieval Hebrew textual references and reflect a profoundly Jewish religious and cultural setting. The volume includes the full text of the two Hebrew plays alongside a complete English back-translation with a commentary examining the rich array of Hebrew sources and Jewish allusions that Salkinson incorporates into his work. The edition is complemented by an introduction to the history of Jewish Shakespeare reception in Central and Eastern Europe; a survey of Salkinson’s biography including discussion of his unusual status as a Jewish convert to Christianity; and an overview of his translation strategies. The book makes Salkinson’s pioneering work accessible to a wide audience, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in multicultural Shakespeare, translation studies, the development of Modern Hebrew literature, and European Jewish history and culture.  Praise for The First Hebrew Shakespeare Translations 
'A fascinating volume from which much can be learnt about translation, differing perceptions of Shakespeare in eclectic cultures and traditions. Kahn and the publishers are to be congratulated. Hopefully their volume will receive the wide circulation and attention that it deserves.'Multicultural Shakespeare'A concise but solid foundation for understanding Salkinson’s translations and their Hebrew literary context ...beautifully formatted,  For all readers, Kahn provides an admirably readable translation of a translation, with commentary that highlights both the accomplishments and the shortcomings of Ithiel and Ram and Jael.'Hebrew Studies 
'Kahn's background, particularly her expertise in Hebrew linguistics and philology, allows her to move fluently between Salkinson's distinct layers of Hebrew in a way that many modern Hebrew readers no longer can.'Journal of Jewish Studies

Disponible depuis: 18/07/2017.

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