The Klingon HamletSimon and Schuster, 2001 M05 19 - 240 pages For too long, readers throughout the Federation have been exposed to The Tragedy of Khamlet, Son of the Emperor of Qo'nos, that classic work of Klingon™ literature, only through inadequate and misleading English translations. Now at last, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Klingon Language Institute, this powerful drama by the legendary Klingon playwright, Wil'yam Shex'pir, can be appreciated in the elegance and glory of its original tongue. This invaluable volume contains the complete text of the play, along with an English translation for easy consultation and comparison. In addition, an incisive introduction explains the play's crucial importance in Klingon culture, while copious notes illustrate how the debased English version diverges from the original, often distorting and even reversing the actual meaning of the verses. Khamlet, the Restored Klingon Version, is a work that belongs in the library of every human who hopes truly to understand what it means to be Klingon. |
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... Empire have reached a certain degree of normalization, and when citizens of the Federation are increasingly seeking to know more about Klingons and their way of life (a need regrettably responded to by much misinformation from certain ...
... Empire have reached a certain degree of normalization, and when citizens of the Federation are increasingly seeking to know more about Klingons and their way of life (a need regrettably responded to by much misinformation from certain ...
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... Empire, Khamlet has even been banned from performance, as liable to corrupt the youth. It is only the more perceptive Klingons who, like General Chang (may the Black Fleet commend him!) realize that the play is not about revenge at all ...
... Empire, Khamlet has even been banned from performance, as liable to corrupt the youth. It is only the more perceptive Klingons who, like General Chang (may the Black Fleet commend him!) realize that the play is not about revenge at all ...
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... Empire. It is a topic which Shex'pir frequently returns to in his plays—even his putatively 'Problem-free' plays. There can be no better summary of his thinking than that in The Confusion is Great because of Nothing: “But manhood is ...
... Empire. It is a topic which Shex'pir frequently returns to in his plays—even his putatively 'Problem-free' plays. There can be no better summary of his thinking than that in The Confusion is Great because of Nothing: “But manhood is ...
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Klingon Language Institute. Relations between the Empire and the Romulans have always fluctuated wildly, from the 2268 detente to the Khitomer massacre of 2346, and the recent involvement of the Romulans in the Klingon Civil Wars. In the ...
Klingon Language Institute. Relations between the Empire and the Romulans have always fluctuated wildly, from the 2268 detente to the Khitomer massacre of 2346, and the recent involvement of the Romulans in the Klingon Civil Wars. In the ...
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... empire stands, Was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse: And even the like precurse of fierce events,— As harbingers preceding still the fates And prologue to the omen coming on,—Have heaven and earth together demonstrated Unto our ...
... empire stands, Was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse: And even the like precurse of fierce events,— As harbingers preceding still the fates And prologue to the omen coming on,—Have heaven and earth together demonstrated Unto our ...
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