{"id":1831,"date":"2023-04-28T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hirosaki-u.ac.jp\/salc\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2023-06-22T15:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T06:59:24","slug":"el%e6%9c%ac%e6%a3%9a%e7%b4%b9%e4%bb%8b75-manga-shakespeare-romeo-and-juliet-illustrated-by-sonia-leong-and-prince-of-cats-by-ronald-wimberly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.hirosaki-u.ac.jp\/salc\/1831\/","title":{"rendered":"EL\u672c\u68da\u7d39\u4ecb(75) Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, illustrated by Sonia Leong, and Prince of Cats, by Ronald Wimberly"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions\/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the <\/em>tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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These two books are modern representations of Shakespeare\u2019s Romeo and Juliet<\/em>, but they were made for very different audiences and are very different books.<\/p>\n

Manga Shakespeare<\/em> literally tells the story of Romeo and Juliet<\/em> using Shakespeare\u2019s original words, but drawn in a Japanese manga style and set in modern Japan. The pictures in the story, use of manga stylization (e.g. using chibi<\/em> style to visually represent characters\u2019 feelings), and shortened snatches of dialogue all make this book very easy to understand. There is a ton of what language teachers call \u201cscaffolding\u201d\u2014elements to help you understand the text, even though some of the words and grammar are difficult.<\/p>\n

My (first) two cents: <\/strong>To be honest, the art is not very good and changing the setting to Japan is just awkward, but I still highly recommend this book as a way of experiencing Shakespeare\u2019s language. I would even recommend it to a native speaker.<\/p>\n

Prince of Cats<\/em> is basically the opposite of Manga Shakespeare<\/em>. It is an entirely original piece of art with beautiful and crazy illustrations, a creative story and script that combines Shakespearean language, hip-hop aesthetics, and Kurosawa Akira film aesthetic. It tells a secondary story, focusing on the character Tybalt, as a member of a gang in 1980s New York.<\/p>\n

My (second) two cents:<\/strong> This book will be extremely challenging, but also very rewarding. You don\u2019t have to read the whole thing: enjoy the art, try some of the language, and see where it takes you.<\/p>\n

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