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This is a list of translations of works by William Shakespeare. Each table is arranged alphabetically by the specific work, then by the language of the translation. Translations are then sub-arranged by date of publication (earliest-latest). Where possible, the date of publication given is the date of the first edition by that translator.
Roger North, 2nd Baron North (brother); Christina North, Mary North (sisters) Sir Thomas North (28 May 1535 – c. 1604) was an English translator, military officer, lawyer, and justice of the peace. His translation into English of Plutarch 's Parallel Lives is notable for being the main source text used by William Shakespeare for his Roman plays.
List of translators of William Shakespeare. This is a list of translators of one or more works of William Shakespeare into respective languages. Translator. Target language. A. de Herz. Romanian. August Wilhelm Schlegel. German. Avraham Shlonsky.
Early Modern English (sometimes abbreviated EModE[1] or EMnE) or Early New English (ENE) is the stage of the English language from the beginning of the Tudor period to the English Interregnum and Restoration, or from the transition from Middle English, in the late 15th century, to the transition to Modern English, in the mid-to-late 17th century.
The histories—along with those of contemporary Renaissance playwrights—help define the genre of history plays. [1] The Shakespearean histories are biographies of English kings of the previous four centuries and include the standalones King John, Edward III and Henry VIII as well as a continuous sequence of eight plays.
Shakespeare united the three main streams of literature: verse, poetry, and drama. To the versification of the English language, he imparted his eloquence and variety giving highest expressions with elasticity of language. The second, the sonnets and poetry, was bound in structure. He imparted economy and intensity to the language.