Daniel Hahn If this be Magic (Shakespeare in Translation)

Why might Hamlet be even longer in Italian? How does Romeo and Juliet begin… in Thai? The seasoned translator and Shakespeare fanatic brings us his book asking what it is to translate the Bard. If you change all the poetry, all the wordplay, all the words, is it still Shakespeare? And is it still good? Hahn will discuss why we choose the words we do, and change the way you think about language along the way. Talking to Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Oxford University