Providing Texts for a Literary Cult. Early Translations of Shakespeare in Hungary

Dávidházi, Péter

doi:10.1075/z.66.14dav

“…For a survey of early institutionalised Hungarian Shakespeare translations, see (DÁVIDHÁZI 1993;MINIER 2017). albeit one noticeably fresher in diction and vocabulary than the previous version of the text translated by György Somlyó and first published in the 1948 collected works.…”

Section: Shakespeare Speaking Our Languagementioning

confidence: 99%

O slavnostech a hostu : editorial

Stehlíková¹

2021

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The essay examines Hungarian theatrical productions of Shakespeare's history plays in the post-1989 period, pointing out the paradoxical qualities of the genre that can make these plays at once distant and foreign to non-British audiences. Nevertheless, these dramas' representations of political conflict and power struggles may also explain their adapt ability to local socio-historical and political contexts. After an overview of the stage history of the chronicle plays on Hungarian stages, including possible reasons given for the noticeable popularity of certain works over others, this article also reflects briefly on the new attitudes to Shakespearean translation since the post-1989 period. The final section focuses on three contemporary productions of Shakespearean history plays, comparing and contrasting the way they make use of the early modern practice of doubling. Ways in which textual strategies are employed as well as how casting and scenographic choices infuse the dramas with political interpretations rooted in the here and now of the performances are also considered.

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“…For a survey of early institutionalised Hungarian Shakespeare translations, see (DÁVIDHÁZI 1993;MINIER 2017). A new translation of Henry VI Part 3 was another theatre commission by the National Theatre in Pécs for a 1999 production (not discussed here).…”

Section: Shakespeare Speaking Our Languagementioning

confidence: 99%

Reappropriations of Shakespearean history on the post-communist Hungarian stage

Földváry¹

2021

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The essay examines Hungarian theatrical productions of Shakespeare's history plays in the post-1989 period, pointing out the paradoxical qualities of the genre that can make these plays at once distant and foreign to non-British audiences. Nevertheless, these dramas' representations of political conflict and power struggles may also explain their adapt ability to local socio-historical and political contexts. After an overview of the stage history of the chronicle plays on Hungarian stages, including possible reasons given for the noticeable popularity of certain works over others, this article also reflects briefly on the new attitudes to Shakespearean translation since the post-1989 period. The final section focuses on three contemporary productions of Shakespearean history plays, comparing and contrasting the way they make use of the early modern practice of doubling. Ways in which textual strategies are employed as well as how casting and scenographic choices infuse the dramas with political interpretations rooted in the here and now of the performances are also considered.

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