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Shakespeare
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Grasset Bernard Relié D'occasion état correct 01/01/1931 150 pages
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"SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. [Translated by:] ÖRIKAGASIZADE HASAN SIRRI.
Reference : 60040
(1884)
Venedik Taciri [Turkish, i.e. ""The merchant of Venice""] - [THE FIRST WORK BY SHAKESPEARE, TRANSLATED DIRECTLY FROM ENGLISH, TO BE PUBLISHED IN TURKEY]
Istanbul, Matbaa-i Ebuzziya, 1301 [1884]. 8vo (180 x 120 mm). Uncut, unopened. Unbound without wrappers as issued. Turkish in Arabic script. 11 loose stapled gatherings, as issued. Extremities with soiling and first leaf missing lower 5 mm, far from affecting text. Last leaf detached. Internally clean. A good copy of a very fragile publication. 176 pp.
Extremely rare first Turkish translation Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice - The first work by Shakespeare, translated directly from English, to be published in Turkey, one of the very first translations of any English literature into Turkish. As Ottoman power was waning, some sultans developed a passion for Shakespeare. Sultan Abdülhamid II, who ruled about 34 years and earned fame as a despot, was a theatre buff with an intense interest in Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies. It was rumored in the late 19th century that when The Merchant of Venice was presented at the special exclusive palace theatre in ?stanbul, and Shylock began to sharpen his knife to take his revenge, the Sultan became apprehensive, actually so scared that he ran out screaming and caused the play to come to an abrupt end. The Sultan later reportedly said: ""Abandon such frightening scenes"" instead, present performances that will make us laugh"". ""The young translator, while adhering to the original, added the translator's notes to explain to the Turkish reader certain cultural features of the text [8, p. 43]. The translator himself remarked that, despite having a good command of the English language due to the specifics of Shakespeare's style, he sometimes needed to refer to French translations of the work to clarify certain points. Some translation tricks that Hasan Sirri resorted to at the time were interesting and justified. In most Shakespearean replicas with the word Jew he replaced the name of the hero - Shylock, probably in order to bypass possible conflicting moments [8, p. 45]. After all, Hasan Sirri himself occupied the position of a civil servant at the time of the translation and, given the national diversity of the Ottoman state at that time, his decision to ""avoid sharp corners"" was correct. Reading the translation of Hasan Sirri, it is also interesting to observe its accuracy in relation to the Turkish cultural heritage"" (Prushkovska1, TURKISH TRANSLATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS) Kitabhane-i Ebüzziya was a series published by the Turkish publisher Ebüzziya Mehmet Tevfik Bey in order to present classical and contemporary literature to a wider Turkish speaking audience.
A methode unto mortification: called heretofore, the contempt of the world, and the vanitie thereof Written at the first in the Spanish. - [A SOURCE FOR SHAKESPEARE'S ""LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST""]
London, Iohn Windet, 1608. 12mo. In contemporary full calf. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, corners bumped. Edges of boards with loss of leather. Previous owner's names to front and back end paper (""Robert Wilson"" & ""Edvard Wilson, anno domini 1666""). Internally with a few light dampstains. (20), 328, 328-499, (4) pp.
The exceedingly rare second edition (the first being from 1586) of Roger’s somewhat free translation of ‘Papist’ Diego de Estalla’s work “Libro de la vanidad del mundo (Toledo, 1562). Roger’s admit that he had no access to the original but had to use the Itanlian and Spanish translations. This present English translation, however, is of significant interest since recent research suggests it was a source and inspiration for Shakespeare’s ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’: At the opening of ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’, the vow to renounce worldly pleasure has barely been announced before one of Navarre’s book-men declares his success: “Dumaine is mortified” (I.i.28). This ‘mortified’ is not a word Shakespeare would use often. It appears here in the sense of ‘having the appetites and passions in subjection’ and insensible or impervious to (the world and its pleasures), the latter informing Dumaine’s gloss: ‘To love, to wealth, to pomp. I pine and die’. The fact that this is the earliest use of ‘mortified’ in the Shakespearean canon is the first clue that one of the sources for Love’s Labour’s Lost was Thomas Roger’s A Methode unto Mortification, published in London in 1586 and again in 1608. Shakespeare’s pleasure in frustrating the ambitions of this book went some way to shaping his play”. (Kingsley-Smith, A Method unto Mortification: A New Source for Love’s Labour’s Lost). ""Love's Labour's Lost"" is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s. The play revolves around the King of Navarre and three of his noble companions who make a pact to swear off women and focus on scholarly pursuits for three years. However, their resolve is tested when the Princess of France and her entourage arrive on a diplomatic mission. Each of the men falls in love with one of the women, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings, romantic entanglements, and wordplay. “It is also possible that some facts about the original author sparked Shakespeare’s interest. Diego de Estella was born in Navarre, and spent time the court of Philip II of Spain before incurring disapproval for his criticism of court life and being forced into a Franciscan monastery. Armado, the braggart and clown of Love’s Labour’s Lost, is the first Spaniard to appear in Shakespeare”. (Kingsley-Smith, A Method unto Mortification: A New Source for Love’s Labour’s Lost).
Danimarka Prensi Hamlet [Turkish, i.e. ""The Tragedy of Hamlet, Price of Denmark""]. - [FIRST TURKISH TRANSLATION OF SHAKESPEARE’S HAMLET PUBLISHED IN THE TURKISH REPUBLIC.]
Istanbul, Devlet Matbaasi, 1927 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Spine with repair and a few nicks to wrapper with minor loss to lower part of both front and back wrapper. Discolouring to inner upper part of back wrapper. Very light brownspotting throughout. An overall fine copy. 71 pp.
The exceedingly rare first Turkish translation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet published in the recently founded Turkish Republic. Published by the Ministry of Education as part of “Examples from World Literature” series for schools, this translation is not only abridged but also employs a thoroughly simple language in line with the plain language movement that was initiated in the late 19th century. Written Ottoman Turkish had developed into a convoluted and tortuous language only a minor educated elite mastered and the present publication is one of the earliest and finest examples of this bourgeoning movement. This movement “is a reflection of the attempt to educate masses and common people during the birth of a new nation after the War of Independence. However, only a year after the publication of Serif’s Hamlet translation, a grand change effects literature as well as communication and daily life in Turkey. Following the official proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, as the successor of the Ottoman Empire, the Parliament took new measures to westernise the newly established republic. One of the most visible distinctions between the western culture and that of the Ottoman Empire was the Ottoman language, which was written in the Arabic script. Although the first two attempts to replace the Arabic script with the Latin alphabet were rejected in 1923 and 1924, the law establishing the new Turkish script – employing the Latin alphabet – passed in November 1928.” (Bilge, History of Hamlet Translations in Turkey).
Macbeth. Öfversatt af Eric Gustaf Geijer. - [FIRST SWEDISH TRANSLATION OF SHAKESPEARE]
Upsala, Stenhammar och Palmblad, 1813. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Ex-libris pasted on to verso of front-wrapper. From the library of Swedish crime author Henning Mankell. Light soiling to extremities and front wrapper partly detached, otherwise a fine and clean copy. (4), 106 pp.
The rare first full transation of any of Shakespeare's works into Swedish. A translation of a scene from Coriolanus appeared in 1796, but Macbeth was the first of his plays to be printed in Swedish. From the libary of Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, Henning Mankell, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.
Les Traductions françaises de Shakespeare.
P., Les Belles Lettres, 1928, in-12, br., non rogné, 81 pp. (S5B60)
Couv. fragilisée. Soulignures et annotations au crayon. Collection Études françaises, quinzième cahier.
