Hamlet in Belarusian
Curt F. Woolhiser
cwoolhis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU
Tue Sep 12 01:33:10 UTC 2006
Hi James,
There's a translation of Hamlet by Yurka Hauruk in the volume "Uil'yam Shekspir.
Sanety. Trahedyi" (Minsk: Mastatskaya litaratura , 1989). If you like, I can
send you a xerox of the passage.
Best regards,
Curt
P.S. Good luck with your project!
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Curt F. Woolhiser
Preceptor in Slavic Languages
Department of Slavic Languages
and Literatures
Harvard University
12 Quincy St., Barker Center
Cambridge, MA 02138-3879 USA
Tel. (617) 495-3528
Fax (617) 496-4466
email: cwoolhis at fas.harvard.edu
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Quoting James Mallinson <rocketvmpr at YAHOO.COM>:
> Hello!
>
> I'm in the process of conceiving a piece of
> performance art, and I'd like very much to use the "To
> be or not to be" passage from Hamlet, Act III scene 1
> in the Belarusian language. Might anyone know where I
> might be able to find a copy of this text, and,
> barring any commercial possibilities, to send me a
> copy by mail?
> What dramatic text better speaks to the future of
> Belarusian cultural identity and political
> independence than this passage, I wonder? "To be, or
> not to be,... Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to
> suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or
> to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by
> opposing end them?" If anyone has any other dramatic
> texts in mind (in any language) which speak to the
> Belarusian condition, I would appreciate your
> contributions.
> Thank you for your attention!
>
> James
>
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