tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Mar 02 16:16:01 1996
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Re: Hamlet Update
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: Hamlet Update
- Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 19:17:42 -0500
Lawrence writes:
>Hamlet is *not* written in pIqaD.
It would be fun to have a copy that was, though. What chance is there for
someone like me to obtain the Klingon text in ASCII form and "pIqaD"-ize it
for my own amusement?
>The entire play is provided in both English
>and the standard romanized Klingon on facing pages (English on the left,
>Klingon
>on right) so you can follow along with ease and pick out the meaning of the
>Klingon by reference to the parallel English.
I wasn't aware of that! I can now think more seriously about buying copies
for my non-Klingon-speaking friends. Come to think of it, it *does* make
the possible market somewhat bigger that way.
>There are also pages and pages of endnotes provided by the translators which
>make illuminating and humorous reading.
Now I'm *really* looking forward to receiving my copy! I had expected it
to be a bit of a chore to read through it, but now I can hope thoroughly
to enjoy the work.
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj