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Vladimir Holan esteemed Shakespeare as the greatest poet of all time and wrote this soliloquy as a dignified tribute to the genius of the Bard of Avon. As in all Holan's writings, love, sex, religion, fear and death form the constant thematic make-up of this soliloquy. His clever allegory, which he often repeats, as if to reinforce its impact, and the prolific use of the double entendr and Shakespearean-style impertinence are absolutely fascinating. A Night with Hamlet is Holan at his best - "chatting" away to Hamlet. Then, after a long verse about fear, he introduces the conversation between Orpheus and Eurydice, when Eurydice - contrary to Greek mythology - is allowed to join Orpheus, as if some hope for life and love still remained. Alas, not for long, because the Stygian soliloquy soon returns. Holan refers to A Night with Ophelia as a "fragment," which makes us wonder whether he ever intended to finish this work, or whether he always wanted it to be just that - a fragment. We shall never know.
Acquisto del libro
Soliloquy with Shakespeare, Vladimír Holan
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2007
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- Soliloquy with Shakespeare
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Vladimír Holan
- Editore
- Arima Publishing
- Pubblicato
- 2007
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 72
- ISBN10
- 1845491866
- ISBN13
- 9781845491864
- Serie
- Tag
- Teatro
- Valutazione
- 4,5 su 5
- Descrizione
- Vladimir Holan esteemed Shakespeare as the greatest poet of all time and wrote this soliloquy as a dignified tribute to the genius of the Bard of Avon. As in all Holan's writings, love, sex, religion, fear and death form the constant thematic make-up of this soliloquy. His clever allegory, which he often repeats, as if to reinforce its impact, and the prolific use of the double entendr and Shakespearean-style impertinence are absolutely fascinating. A Night with Hamlet is Holan at his best - "chatting" away to Hamlet. Then, after a long verse about fear, he introduces the conversation between Orpheus and Eurydice, when Eurydice - contrary to Greek mythology - is allowed to join Orpheus, as if some hope for life and love still remained. Alas, not for long, because the Stygian soliloquy soon returns. Holan refers to A Night with Ophelia as a "fragment," which makes us wonder whether he ever intended to finish this work, or whether he always wanted it to be just that - a fragment. We shall never know.