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Hamlet Press Release

Okay, I'm finally caught up with mailing out all of the prepaid copies of 
Hamlet, and a good number of orders which came in after that too.  During all of
this we've been getting the word out to various places (wire services, 
television studios, radio stations, newspapers, magazines, newsgroups), so that 
the world could learn of what we've done and Hamlet could get a little 
publicity.

If you're willing, I'd like to take that a step further.  Below is a copy of the
press release we've been sending out.  If you'd like to help us publicize Hamlet
feel free to print it out and send copies to your local newspapers and 
television stations.  This will be a great help, particularly for those of you 
outside the USA.  Hamlet is a tremendous accomplishment for the KLI, help us to 
proclaim its existence to the world.

Thanks for your assitance,

Lawrence





     *****    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    *****    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    *****

                     SHAKESPEARE�S HAMLET AVAILABLE IN KLINGON

	    Two years in translation, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (The Restored Klingon 
Version) is being released by the Klingon Language Institute (KLI).  The book is
part of the KLI�s Klingon Shakespeare Restoration Project, an effort that began 
because of a line in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.  During 
one scene in the film, the visiting Klingons recite Hamlet�s famous �to be or 
not to be� line and comment that Shakespeare cannot be appreciated until read in
the original Klingon!

	    Klingon, an artificial language first created by Paramount Studios for the 
filming of the third Star Trek movie, has taken on a life of its own, drawing 
both science fiction fans and language buffs from around the globe.  The KLI is 
a nonprofit corporation dedicated to support, promote, and study the Klingon 
language.  Since its creation in January of 1992 the KLI has acquired more than 
1000 members from 30 countries and every continent (yes, even Antarctica!).

	    Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen is the founder and director of the KLI, and a 
psychology professor at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia.  Trained in the 
field of psycholinguistics, the psychology of language, Schoen views the study 
of Klingon as a way of combining hobby and profession.  Schoen notes that many 
who might otherwise not study a foreign language do study Klingon, drawn to it 
by their interest in Star Trek.  Though artificial and with only a limited 
vocabulary, Klingon meets the grammatical requirements of a real language.

    	Limited to just over one thousand hardbound copies, the �Klingon Hamlet� 
includes both the English and Klingon language versions of the play running side
by side, as well as translators� endnotes to correct misinterpretations in the 
English from the �true Klingon.�  The price of the edition is $20.00 ($23.00 
outside the USA), and is available only through the KLI.  As Schoen points out, 
�Hamlet truly is a Klingon story. It is about honor, and revenge, and everyone 
is dead in the last scene.�

	    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (The Restored Klingon Version) represents the 
largest text successfully translated into Klingon.  The effort took translators 
Nick Nicholas and Andrew Strader and editors Mark Shoulson, Will Martin, and 
d�Armond Speers almost two years.  The end result: a translation complete with 
rhyming iambic pentameter, but in the original Klingon!

    	For more information, please contact Dr. Schoen by phone (215/836-4955), by
email ([email protected]), or mail at P.O. Box 634, Flourtown, PA  19031  USA.






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:: Dr Lawrence M Schoen, Director   :: The KLI is a nonprofit ::
:: The Klingon Language Institute   :: tax exempt corporation ::
:: POB 634, Flourtown, PA 19031 USA :: DaH HuchlIj'e' ghonob  ::
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::  [email protected]  :: http://www.kli.org ::  215/836-4955  ::
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