http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/shakespeare The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. xx http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kevin-ohannessian/not-quite-conversation/lost-translation <p> For decades CliffsNotes has helped students digest the verbosity and virtuosity of Shakespeare's plays. Now the company is extending that approach to a new market with Manga editions of <em>Hamlet</em>, <em>Julius Caesar</em>, <em>Macbeth</em> and <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>. The plays are greatly abridged (&quot;so reading these isn't tedious torture,&quot; according to the website) and paired with comicbook art in the style of the Japanese -- big eyes, cute faces, and exaggerated poses. </p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kevin-ohannessian/not-quite-conversation/lost-translation">read more</a></p> books Innovation manga shakespeare Management Work/Life 803279 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:05:41 -0400 Kevin Ohannessian 803279 at http://www.fastcompany.com