Shakespeare en la selva

by Laura Bohannan

Genres: Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

About the author

Laura Bohannan (née Laura Marie Altman Smith), (1922–2002) pen name Elenore Smith Bowen, was an American cultural anthropologist best known for her 1961 article, "Shakespeare in the Bush." Bohannan also wrote two books during the 1960s, Tiv Economy, with her husband, and Return to Laughter, a novel. These works were based on her travels and work in Africa between 1949 and 1953.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[tomasm · Rating 3 out of 5]

i didn't read hamlet either so i get those guys

[Peter Tillman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Online copy: https://www.naturalhistorymag.com/edi...

Author Bohannan traveled and lived with the Tiv people in Nigeria off and on between 1949 and 1953. “Shakespeare in the Bush” is consistently the most popular article on the "Natural History" website and one of the most anthologized anthropology articles of all time. A very entertaining read. Recommended, and all of four pages.

Per Wikipedia, Bohannan, while living in a small village in Nigeria, attempted to tell the story of Hamlet to a group of villagers. The cultural and language barriers between the two parties result in an entirely different telling of this most famous of English plays, with her audience left puzzling over Westerners' inability to understand their own literature. “That was a very good story,” added the old man, “and you told it with very few mistakes."

[Lannie · Rating 1 out of 5]

"Translation hastily assembled on the fly fails to accurately capture much of the text. Shocking stuff." - Someone online

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

un buen articulo, aunque hace años que se escribió. Aunque no lo creas es muy interesante ver como lo interpreta la tribu

[Behizain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Xerezaderen Artxiboa podcastean entzunda. Antropologo batek Shakespeareren Hamlet kontatzen die Tiv tribuko kideei eta beraiek beren modura interpretatzen dute istorioa.

[Phoebe · Rating 3 out of 5]

An optional read for my cultural anthropology class but still very interesting! lowkey makes me want to try reading things fall apart again lol

[Maria Fernanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

massa massa

[☆shriya☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was genuinely really interesting. I do wonder though how accurate the translations were.