【精英翻譯】的部落格

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William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the most famous writer and poet in the English language and the world's preeminent playwright. He was born in England in 1564 and died in 1616. The works he left behind consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a poem that must be 14 lines long and have a particular style), two long narrative poems, and many other poems.

Shakespeare is most famous for his plays, which have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other dramatist. Some of his wellknown plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Macbeth, and The Tempest. His work remains popular with many people who enjoy reading classical English. University students who study English usually have to study at least one of Shakespeare's plays.

Shakespeare married a 26-year-old woman when he was only 18. Between 1585 and 1592, he began his career in London as an actor, a playwright, and part owner of the theater company the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. It was in London that he wrote most of his plays. Although he was well-known and successful in his own day, he was not as famous as he is today.

After William Shakespeare’s death, his fame continued to grow until he was considered to be the best poet and writer of his time, a status that he still retains today.

威廉．莎士比亞被公認為是最富盛名的英語創作作家與詩人，也是舉世卓越的劇作家。莎士比亞在1564 年生於英國，卒於1616 年。他所遺留的作品包括38 部戲劇、154 首十四行詩（一種必須要有十四行，並遵循特定格律的詩）、兩首長敘事詩和許多其他詩作。

莎士比亞最著名的是他的戲劇，幾乎主要的現存語言中都已經有這些戲劇的譯作，演出次數更是冠於其他劇作家的作品。一些名劇包括有《仲夏夜之夢》、《威尼斯商人》、《哈姆雷特》、《羅密歐與茱麗葉》、《李爾王》、《馬克白》和《暴風雨》。許多喜愛閱讀古典英文的人熱愛他的作品。主修英文的大學生通常至少必須研讀一部莎士比亞的戲劇。

莎士比亞在18 歲時便與一名26 歲的女子結婚。在1585 年到1592 年間，他以演員、劇作家和張伯倫勳爵劇團（The Lord Chamberlain's Men）合夥人的身分，在倫敦展開他的事業。他的劇本多半就是在倫敦所寫的。儘管他在當時便已頗富盛名、小有所成，但還不及今日的聲譽。

威廉．莎士比亞去世後聲名仍漸長，直到他成為當時最優秀的詩人與作家。而這個地位至今仍屹立不墜。