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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... Terran, a certain Willem Shekispeore, and hoping by this falsification of history to discredit the achievements of ... Terrans in particular. This is no doubt due to their pseudo-mediaevalist parochial appeal, which has rendered these ...
... Terran, a certain Willem Shekispeore, and hoping by this falsification of history to discredit the achievements of ... Terrans in particular. This is no doubt due to their pseudo-mediaevalist parochial appeal, which has rendered these ...
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... Terran literature than to “Amlet.” And significantly, the problems addressed in Khamlet are still foremost in the minds of the honorable in the Empire. It is a topic which Shex'pir frequently returns to in his plays—even his putatively ...
... Terran literature than to “Amlet.” And significantly, the problems addressed in Khamlet are still foremost in the minds of the honorable in the Empire. It is a topic which Shex'pir frequently returns to in his plays—even his putatively ...
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... Terran version, this turn in his actions comes right after his soliloquy, when he coldly dismisses Ofelea. To ... Terrans prize the “To be or not to be” soliloquy; if Klingons had to single out one soliloquy above all others, it would be ...
... Terran version, this turn in his actions comes right after his soliloquy, when he coldly dismisses Ofelea. To ... Terrans prize the “To be or not to be” soliloquy; if Klingons had to single out one soliloquy above all others, it would be ...
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