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Much Ado about Meaning: Shakespeare in Localization

Year: 2026

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study operationalizes the modernization of Shakespeare as a measurable act of localization. By analyzing parallel corpora of “Hamlet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” using a novel Triangulation protocol, this study analyzes the semantic drift inherent in contemporary educational modernizations of the bard. The results reveal a significant genre gap. While the logical propositions of tragedy demonstrate high semantic reversibility, the specific imagery of comedy suffers from modernization choices that resolve ambiguity and flatten aesthetic form.

Source: TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt)

DOI: 10.26083/tuda-7998

Authors: Montgomery, Ella, Montgomery, Alexandra

Language: English

Topic: Translation Studies and Practices

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7160318595

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