Jeff Fickes

The Tempest: Synopsis

A ship bearing the king of Naples, his son Ferdinand, the duke of Milan, and their retinues is caught in a storm. On a nearby island, Prospero and his daughter

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Henry V: Synopsis

Remembering the advice of his father, King Henry IV, the new king, Henry V, decides to divert his subjects from domestic rebellion by engaging them in a foreign war. With

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The Art of Translation

The art of translation, taken back to its Latin roots, involves a carrying-over. But what does one carry over? Translators like to maintain their devotion to retaining the “original meaning”

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