Hamlet ; Le roi Lear

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William Shakespeare: Hamlet ; Le roi Lear (French language, 1978, Gallimard)

405 pages

French language

Published Feb. 7, 1978 by Gallimard.

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A sample of the text:

HAMLET.
To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die—to sleep,
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to: ’tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep.
To sleep, perchance to dream—ay, there’s the rub,
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause. There’s the respect
That makes calamity of so long life.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely,
The pangs of dispriz’d love, the law’s delay,
The insolence of office, …

Subjects

  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Translations into French
  • Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama
  • Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama
  • Inheritance and succession -- Drama
  • Fathers and daughters -- Drama
  • Kings and rulers -- Drama
  • Aging parents -- Drama
  • Britons -- Drama
  • Princes -- Drama
  • Denmark -- Drama