"Get thee to a nunnery"

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[emka_1]

paszła w monastyr :)

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emka_1 napisała:

> paszła w monastyr :)

Bolsze spasibo emka
This literal translation does not convey author's real meaning.
In those times "nunnery" was synonymous with "House of ill repute" as Roman
Catholic Church lost its position (and money) in England. Nuns had no choice to
stay alive...

Pozdr

[emka_1]

1."...get thee to a nunnery; why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? (...)we
are arrant knaves all; believe none of us. go thy ways to a nunnery"

and now? house of ill reputate? :)

2. not MK, but m, small m:)

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> 1."...get thee to a nunnery; why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? (...)we
> are arrant knaves all; believe none of us. go thy ways to a nunnery"
>
> and now? house of ill reputate? :)
>
> 2. not MK, but m, small m:)

Many Shakespearean scholars attribute the meaning I described to Hamlet's words.
W. Sh.. contemporary, Fletcher writes "There's an old Nunnerie at hand. What's
that? A bawdy-house."
Of course there are no absolutes in art, I thought that you might enjoy this
piece of trivia.
Best Regards
R

[Gość: chris]

Szekspir... jego też nie lubię.
No, chyba że w tłumaczeniu Barańczaka - nawet zabawne.
ale wszystkie inne tłumaczenia, jak i sam oryginał... brrrrrrrr

[Gość: willy]

chris,
you are real original here.... brrrrrrrrrr

[Gość: chris]

I am not even trying to be. I guess it may be a depression...

Get thee to hamlet

[Gość: willy]

okay, chris, you are excused, but beg you never ever put down shakespeare
again: in opinion of millions english speakers, he is DA BEST there is from
poets, and his 'hamlet' has been many times voted DA BEST play/poetic work
ever written. i can sympathize with you, though, if your english prevents you
from really enjoying his works. myself, it was 'hamlet' that got me into
loving that language, and perhaps others could also benefit from such
exercise, if they applied themselves to it and tried to read a play of his
twice or thrice. i can promise you this, though: once you discover you love
william, you will also discover that your english is as good as any other
native english speaker's.

lastly, if you benefit from advertising baranczyk's translations, then i must
congratulate you on this clever strategy employed here earlier by you.

willy.

[Gość: Chris]

Right Willy, I can't even find the words to tell how happy I am to be forgiven.
Just kidding...:-)
Anyway, of course I know that Shakespeare is the GREAT one. I'm not going to
quarrel. Mind you, I didn't say W.S. is not Great, I only said I don't like
him. Happens. There are a few more people I don't like though others say I
should. Here I am with all my faults and imperfections.

At least I know what I am talking about. I did read Sheakespeare. In English.
My favourite (if I may use this word here) was 'Makbeth'. Still, I must admit I
had most fun comparing different translations with the original - in one
translation something was interesting, in some other boring, and in another one
funny.

As you can see I'm not very likely to fall in love with William. But I can't
say 'I won't...' - you never know.

Chris and Willy

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Would love to hear your learned opinions on the main subject.
Regards
R