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Much Ado About Nothing

By Ranjit Bolt and William Shakespeare
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Much Ado About Nothing is a lively comedy of errors where misunderstandings and miscommunications create chaos for two pairs of lovers. The characters Beatrice, Benedick, Hero, and Claudio navigate humorous twists of fate and mistaken identities, leading to a delightful unraveling of words and feelings.
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This updated translation by Ranjit Bolt is ideal for modern readers seeking accessibility in Shakespeare’s work, students, theatre enthusiasts, and anyone interested in classic plays presented with renewed clarity and wit.

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"Accomplished translator Ranjit Bolt takes on Shakespeare's well-loved comedy to update much of the obscure language while maintaining the humor, characterization, and wit of the original text"--

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Ranjit Bolt updates Much Ado About Nothing with a merry new translation.

In Much Ado About Nothing, a series of miscommunications and misunderstandings spiral out of control, leaving two sets of lovers to untangle their words and their hearts. Ranjit Bolt, an accomplished translator, takes on Shakespeare’s well-loved comedy to update much of the obscure language while maintaining the humor, characterization, and wit that audiences know and love. For modern readers, Beatrice, Benedick, Hero, and Claudio are just as enchanting as always—and perhaps funnier than ever before.

This translation of Much Ado About Nothing 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 work from “The Bard” 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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780866986885

Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 June 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 154g

Pages: 130

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Arts & Culture Classic Poetry Non-Fiction Ranjit Bolt William Shakespeare

About the Author

Ranjit Bolt is one of Britain’s leading translators for the stage. His work includes translations of Les Femmes Savantes (The Sisterhood), Tartuffe, The Liar, Lysistrata, Cyrano de Bergerac, and The Waltz of the Toreadors.

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