I acknowledge Shakespeare to be the world's greatest dramatic poet, but regret that no parent could place the uncorrected book in the hands of his daughter, and therefore I have prepared the Family Shakespeare.

  • -- Thomas Bowdler 托马斯·鲍德勒

我承认莎士比亚是世界上最伟大的戏剧诗人,但遗憾的是没有父母能把这本未经修改的书交到女儿手中,因此我准备了莎士比亚家族的作品。

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The society Shakespeare knew was heading for tremendous change, and he seems to have recognized that and written about it in a coded way. I understand those codes, I think.

莎士比亚所知道的社会正在走向巨大的变革,他似乎已经意识到了这一点,并以一种编码的方式写了出来。我想我理解这些代码。

Every person seems to acknowledge his greatness. He blends together the profound politician with the scholar.

每个人似乎都承认自己的伟大。他把渊博的政治家和学者融为一体。

We have cut the text, but what remains are Shakespeare's words.

我们删去了课文,但剩下的是莎士比亚的话。