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Coriolanus In Plain and Simple English
T.S. Eliot said Coriolanus was superior to even Hamlet; Ralph Fiennes loved it so much he directed, produced, and starred in modern telling of the play. So if everyone loves it so much, why is it so hard to understand? Let's face it...Shakespeare can be difficult to read! Let BookCaps help with this easy to read modern retelling.
If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Coriolanus.
The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text.
We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.
If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Coriolanus.
The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text.
We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.
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307 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 21, 2011
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January 23, 2014
So I thought I'd better read this before seeing the play, as Coriolanus is one I don't know at all. It's quite a good way of presenting Shakespeare: alternating the modern English with the original Shakespearian. Some of the modern English is a bit dubious(eg Great and noble Martius = Martius rocks!), but having the two running together, so you can read first the one and then the other, is very handy if you don't know the play.
And it really made such a difference to enjoying it, too. As I already had an idea of what everyone was saying, I could spend more time enjoying the play, the action and the acting (and the Hiddleston, let's not deny it) than if I'd been constantly mentally translating from C16 English.
And it really made such a difference to enjoying it, too. As I already had an idea of what everyone was saying, I could spend more time enjoying the play, the action and the acting (and the Hiddleston, let's not deny it) than if I'd been constantly mentally translating from C16 English.
January 23, 2016
I read a terrible modern English translation of this that I bought for maybe $2. Words and letters were missing, tenses were wrong, for several pages, the original and modern translation were right next to each other. Whoever made and sold these translations forgot that an editor is probably a good idea.
Can't say this is my favourite Shakespeare play. The war part of the plot always loses my interest. But it was interesting nonetheless. I read this in anticipation of watching the movie and also reading the original play, so I hope to become more interested in the story as I go over it another couple times.
Can't say this is my favourite Shakespeare play. The war part of the plot always loses my interest. But it was interesting nonetheless. I read this in anticipation of watching the movie and also reading the original play, so I hope to become more interested in the story as I go over it another couple times.
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