Macbeth in basque /
William Shakespeare;with an introduction by Xabier Irujo; [translation: Bingen Ametzaga]
-- Reno : University of Nevada, 2016
- 223 p.
(Basque Politics Series ; ; 12).
Translated in the 1940s by a Basque patriot sailing away from the wreckage of war-devastated Europe for exile in Venezuela, Shakespeares classic play was rendered into Basque with incredible care and with a political subtext brought about by events four hundred years after its composition, but that still contained similar meaning in a world turned upside down following the victory of Franco and the defeat of the Basque nationalist cause. With a full detailed English introduction by Xabier Irujo, this masterpiece as youve never seen it before