Edward III comes to life in a new version by playwright Octavio
Solis.
Written after England's victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, Edward
III follows the exploits of King Edward III and his son Edward, the
Black Prince of Wales. England dominates on the battlefield as the play
explores questions of kinghood and chivalry through the actions of King
Edward and his son. Octavio Solis's translation of the play provides all
of the complexity and richness of the original while renewing the
allusions and metaphors lost through time.
This translation of Edward III was written as part of the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival's Play On! project, which commissioned new
translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations
present work from "The Bard" in language accessible to modern audiences
while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare's verse. Enlisting the
talents of a diverse group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters,
and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions
Shakespeare for the twenty-first century. These volumes make these works
available for the first time in print--a new First Folio for a new era.