{"product_id":"opheliamachine-9781350398818","title":"Opheliamachine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOphelia's story in a way you've never heard it before, and seven more ways as well.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOphelia is trapped, stuck inside the machinery that has created her consciousness, fighting to be heard. Hamlet, overwhelmed by the ceaseless flood of media, mindlessly watches TV, consuming a mish-mash of beauty and horror; a daily soup of innocence and violence. The two of them hopelessly confined, and separated by the Atlantic Ocean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA polemic response to Heiner Mueller's \u003ci\u003eHamletmachine, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOpheliamachine \u003c\/i\u003eis a postmodern tale of love, sex and politics in a fragmented world of confused emotions and global, virtual sexuality. Since its premiere in 2013, Magda Romanska's celebrated experimental play has been performed and studied around the world, with each culture and language feeding into and responding to \u003ci\u003eOpheliamachine\u003c\/i\u003e's collage of modern existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edited collection brings together eight different translations of the play, offering English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Romanian and Polish language interpretations of Romanska's original text. Along with two introductory essays, these different versions of \u003ci\u003eOpheliamachine\u003c\/i\u003e provide academics, artists and teachers the opportunity to study a fascinating intersection of Shakespeare, translation, adaptation, feminism and avant-garde theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Magda Romanska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama Play Collections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350398818","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706428690569,"sku":"9781350398818","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2bd7e597-6708-40cb-b4de-688674e61a49.jpg?v=1719456715","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/opheliamachine-9781350398818","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}