Publisher: Merlijn Olnon Publicis & Stichting De Nederlandse Boekengids, 2021
Role: Reviewer
A review essay of Bas Belleman’s Shakespeares Sonnetten, which finds much to praise in his translation – and finds some questionable choices, too.
Considering the 160-year-old tradition of translating Shakespeare in the Netherlands, it is hardly a given that a new translation will offer with it a new approach or perspective. Bas Belleman, however, does just that.