Playwright Lloyd Suh reimagines the political intrigue and high drama of Henry V for twenty-first-century audiences. Shakespeare´s Henry V is a play about nationalism, war, and how we remember history. Known for its rousing speeches and miraculous outcomes, the play has long had a life beyond the stage and page, its themes and rhetoric common points of reference in politics.

In this modern translation of Henry V, Lloyd Suh has created a new interpretation that is distinctly his own while protecting the mystery of Shakespeare´s drama. Suh´s translation focuses on the actors and the staging, channeling the theatrical nature of Shakespeare´s play for a new audience.  This translation of Henry V was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival´s Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays.

These translations present the Bard´s work in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare´s verse. Enlisting the talents of a diverse group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions Shakespeare for the twenty-first century.

These volumes make these works available for the first time in print—a new First Folio for a new era.


Format Häftad Omfång 148 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Utgivningsdatum 2022-03-22 ISBN 9780866986687