Readomania is delighted to announce Deepti Menon's adaptation of Shakespeare.
In the vast canvas of English literature, one name stands out like a beacon, throwing light over his contemporaries - that of William Shakespeare. His relevance even today cannot be denied. His plays hold a mirror up to life, incorporating elements of magic, romance, passion and philanthropy, on one hand, and the baser emotions like envy, greed, ambition, and hatred on the other, elements and emotions that are universal and basic to humankind.
Shakespeare’s plays need to be read not only as grand epic stories, but treatises of everyday life as well. Myriad are the phrases used in modern parlance that have come from his writings. Equally notable are the titles of books, plays, musicals and films that have been derived from his words. If there is one personality that has towered over personages from literature, music, art, opera and psychology, it is indeed, the Bard of Avon.
Menon says, 'What makes this retelling different from the various others that have populated the literary universe? As the author and adaptor, I have ‘attempted’ to narrate these classic stories in a way that may be intelligible and interesting to the younger generation, children between the ages of ten and seventeen. Of course, the stories are out there for all those who love Shakespeare’s story telling. That is why I have retained a few lines from the original texts, connectors to the main plot, so that the reader may savour a tentative taste of the language, and hopefully, go on to make a full meal of it.'
Deepti Menon is the author of books like 'Arms and the Woman', 'Deeparadhana of Poems' 'Shadow in the Mirror', 'Where Shadows Follow', ' Shadows Never Die', 'Classic Tales from the Panchatantra' and Defying Destiny: Nalini Chandran - A Life Sketch! Words have always fascinated her and she strives to make her work sparkle because writing is her chosen vocation.
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