My father, PHD in Portuguese Linguistics, once said, “After Dante and Shakespeare, nobody told new stories.” Raised to love literature, I always knew I had to read the famous bard, but that was never easy for me due to the English he used.
Once I discovered a version with both English and Italian text on the same spread, my experience changed. The Italian version was an index for lexical mysteries, and I had a fantastic reading experience.
Without spoilers, I’d highlight the monologues of Brutus and Antony in a sequence of Cæsar’s funeral and how they drive the gathered mob. While the first reason about the conspiracy and its goals, the second carefully reveals his thirst for vengeance, manipulating people’s pain while praising the ‘honorable men’ who violently impeached the first man of Rome. A must-read, 10/10!
Read my full review here.
