List of translations of works by William Shakespeare

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This is a list of translations of works by William Shakespeare . Each table is arranged alphabetically by the specific work, then by the language of the translation. Translations are then sub-arranged by date of publication (earliest-latest). Where possible, the date of publication given is the date of the first edition by that translator. More modern editions/versions may be available.

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Complete/Selected works

LanguageTitle of TranslationTranslator(s)Place of PublicationDate of PublicationISBNWorldCat OCLCNotes
Albanian[Works]Margalina Sina [series editor] Tirana 198182548386
ArmenianԸնտիր երկեր: երեք հատորով / Ěntir erker: erekʻ hatorov Khachʻik Dashtentsʻ, Hovhannēs Masēhean Yerevan 195130489507
DutchTooneelspelenBernard Brunius, Albrecht Borchers (publisher) Amsterdam 1778-82976703593
Shakespeare's Dramatische werkenAbraham Seyne Kok Amsterdam 1880833035215 Utrecht University
De werken van William ShakespeareLeendert Alexander Johannes Burgersdijk Leiden 1886-1888781906011 HaithiTrust
EstonianKogutud teosed seitsmes köites Georg Meri [Tallinn?]1959-1975503857461
FrenchŒuvres complètes de W. Shakespeare François-Victor Hugo [Paris?]1859-66191715303 Oxford

Plays

Original Specific WorkLanguageTitle of TranslationTranslator(s)Place of PublicationDate of PublicationISBNWorldCat OCLCNotes
Anthony and Cleopatra EstonianAntonius ja Kleopatra Georg Meri Tallinn 1946With: Julius Caesar; Coriolanus
As You Like It Welsh Bid Wrth Eich Bodd J. T. Jones Caernarfon (2007 reprint)1983 (published)12520327 NLW
Coriolanus EstonianCoriolanus Georg Meri Tallinn 1946With: Julius Caesar; Antonius ja Kleopatra
IrishCoriolanus Liam Ó Briain Dublin 194518955001
Cymbeline DutchCymbeline van ShakspereLeendert Alexander Johannes Burgersdijk Utrecht 187847793372 HaithiTrust
Hebrewסימבלין [Simbelin] Meir Wieseltier Tel Aviv 20069655121135

9789655121131

234740683
Hamlet AfrikaansHamlet, prins van DenemarkeL. I. Coertze Cape Town 19457799155
Hamlet Eitemal (Professor W. J. du P. Erlank) Cape Town 19739780624004400

0624004406

79457647
AlbanianHamleti, princ i Danemarkes Fan Stylian Noli Pristina 1952863482651
Arabicرواية هملت: تمثيلية ذات خمسة فصول [Riwāyat Hamlit: tamthīlīyah dhāt khamsat fuṣūl]Ṭānyūs ʻAbduh Cairo 1902122878679
Chinese哈姆莱特 [Hamulaite]Zhengkun Gu Beijing 20159787513560474950467481
DutchHamletPeter Verstegen Amsterdam 20189789025370527, 90253705271079229341
EsperantoHamleto, Reĝido de Danujo L.L. Zamenhof 1894
EstonianTaani Prints HamletA.F. Tombach-Kaljuvald Tartu 1930924373442
FinnishHamletPaavo Cajanderin Charleston 20149781502465009
GermanHamletNorbert Greiner Tübingen 20069783860575673214348716
Haitian CreoleHamlèt (Prens Denmak)Nicole Titus Cambridge 20149781936431199947047286
HindiHamlet Rangeya Raghav Delhi 20209789350642085
Klingon The Klingon Hamlet: The Restored Klingon Version Nick Nicholas

Andrew Strader

New York 2000978067103578543443445Based on the fictional Klingons from Star Trek media.
Korean햄릿 [Hamlet]Shin Jeong-ok Yongin-si 20119788979241136947109703
RomanianTragedia lui Hamlet, prinţ de Danemarca Vladimir Streinu Bucharest 1965935396590
RussianТрагическая история Гамлета [Tragicheskaya istoriya Gamleta]A. Korchevskiĭ Moscow 2019 [reprinted]97857516151851239954723
RussianГамлет [Gamlet] Alexey Tsvetkov 20109785983791374With: Macbeth
SpanishHamletLuis Astrana Marín Madrid 20119788420651415804915312
Tamilஹாம்லெட் [Hamlet] Dr. Justice S. Maharajan Chennai 20209789390053049
WelshHamlet, Tywysog Denmarc: cyfieithiad D. Griffiths Wrexham 186445657627 NLW
Trasiedi Hamlet, Tywysog Denmarc J. T. Jones Aberystwyth 196030254777 NLW
Hamlet Gareth Miles and Michael Bogdanov Hamlet Cardiff 2004 NLW
Julius Caesar AlbanianJul Qesari Fan Stylian Noli Pristina 1968503879169
DutchJulius CæsarKarel ten Bruggencate Groningen 1919901022209
EstonianJulius Caesar Georg Meri Tallinn 1946With: Antonius ja Kleopatra; Coriolanus
HausaJarmai ZizaMahmoon Baba-Ahmed20169781541182530
LatinJulius CæsarHenry Denison Oxford 18568973465 Google Books
King Lear AfrikaansKoning Lear Uys Krige Cape Town 19719780798600040

0798600047

749989388
Koning LearDeryck Uys[ Johannesburg?]2023[?]9780639734750 TCC Press
Arabicمأساة الملك لير / Maʼsāt al-Malik Līr Jabrā Ibrāhīm Jabrā Beirut 1968863269869
الملك لير /

al-Malik Līr

Muḥammad Muṣṭafá Badawī, Muḥammad Ismāʿīl al-Muwāfī Kuwait 1976122864360
DutchKoning Lear, treurspelM.G. de Cambon S-'Gravenhague 1786458827860 Early Dutch Books Online
EstonianKuningas Lear: draama viies aktis Mihkel Jürna Tartu 192677979828
GalicianRei LearEduardo Alonso, Cándido Pazó Vigo 19988483023180317393647
Macbeth AfrikaansMacbeth Eitemal (Professor W. J. du P. Erlank) Cape Town 1965236076023
MacbethDeryck Uys[Johannesburg?]2023[?]9780639734736 TCC Press
AlbanianMakbethi Fan Stylian Noli Pristina 1968503891951
DutchMacbeth. Treurspel. Pieter Boddaert Amsterdam 1800558130563 Early Dutch Books Online
Macbeth : treurspel in vijf bedrivenLeendert Alexander Johannes Burgersdijk S-'Gravenhague 188247793313 HaithiTrust
EstonianMacbeth Ants Oras Tartu 1929924542477
The Merchant of Venice MāoriTe Tangata Whai-rawa o Wēniti Pei Te Hurinui Jones Palmerston North 1946154127770
The Merchant of Venice SwahiliMabepari wa Venisi Julius K. Nyerere Nairobi 19819780195721706630305188
Julius Caesar SwahiliJuliasi Kaizari Julius K. Nyerere Nairobi 19859780195721690475077976
The Merry Wives of Windsor CatalanLes alegres comares de Windsor Josep Carner 1909 Gutenberg
A Midsummer Night's Dream AfrikaansMidsomernagdroom Eitemal (Professor W. J. du P. Erlank) Cape Town 19749780798104340

0798104341

749902101 Sol Plaatje Archive
DutchEen MidzomernachtdroomLeendert Alexander Johannes Burgersdijk Antwerp 1908746981168 Project Gutenberg
A midsummer night's dream : a comedy in five actsWillem van Doorn Groningen 194264486686
EstonianSuveöö-Unenägu Anna Haava Tallinn 192482155974
Suveöö unenägu Ants Oras Tartu 1937753187071 E-kataloog ESTER With: Sonette; Othello
FrenchLe songe d'une nuit d'été Jean-Louis Supervielle, Jules Supervielle Paris 195913439423

1231955560

Le songe d'une nuit d'étéNicolas Briançon Paris 20119782749812014759590560
Much Ado About Nothing Mauritian French CreoleEnn Ta Senn Dan Vid Dev Virahsawmy Port Louis 1995978999033305340200789
Macbeth RussianМакбет [Makbet] Vladimir Gandelsman 20109785983791374With: Hamlet
Othello AlbanianTragjedia e Othello's Arapit te Venetikut Fan Stylian Noli Pristina 19161061925229 LC
DutchOthello, de Moor van VenetiëJurriaan Moulin Kampen 183647795568 HaithiTrust
Othello Willy Courteaux Amsterdam 1960863301150
EstonianOthello Ants Oras Tartu 1937753187071 E-kataloog ESTER With: Suveöö unenägu; Sonette
Richard III AfrikaansKoning Richard IIIDeryck Uys[ Johannesburg?]20229780639734712 TCC Press
Dutch[?]Koning Richard IIIAbraham Seyne Kok Amsterdam 1861752892745 HaithiTrust
Romeo and Juliet AfrikaansRomeo en JulietDeryck Uys[ Johannesburg?]20249780639734774 TCC Press
Arabicروميو وجوليت [Rūmiyū wa-JūliyitMuḥammad Muḥammad ʻInānī Cairo 1986978977172144436655993
DutchRoméo en Julia, tooneelspelB. Fremerij Dordrecht 17861395280042 Early Dutch Books Online
EstonianRomeo ja Julia Ants Oras Tartu 1935503905700 E-kataloog ESTER
Haitian CreoleRomeo ak JilyètNicole Titus Cambridge 201997819364313351405851643
TagalogAng Sintang Dalisay ni Julieta at RomeoG. D. Roke Manila 1901 (published) Gutenberg
Welsh Romeo a Juliet J. T. Jones Carmarthen (2005 reprint)
Caernarfon (2007 reprint)
1983 (published)12520327 NLW
NLW
The Taming of the Shrew DutchDe Dolle Bruyloft: Bly-eyndend'-SpelAbraham Sybant Amsterdam 1654459165796 MDZ
De getemde feeksLeendert Alexander Johannes Burgersdijk Leiden 192368715228 Project Gutenberg
De feeks wordt getemdWilly Courteaux Amsterdam 1956668412499
The Tempest NepaliAandhibehari Suman Pokhrel Kathmandu 20189789937723084 OL
EstonianTorm Ants Oras Tartu 1935753190521 E-kataloog ESTER
WelshY dymestl Gwyn Thomas Denbigh c. 1996 (published)9780707402789

0707402786

59583839 NLW
Y Storm Gwyneth Lewis Bala 20129781906396497 1906396493810425251
Titus Andronicus AfrikaansTitus Andronicus Breyten Breytenbach Cape Town 1970377538676
Twelfth Night AfrikaansTwaalfde nag Uys Krige Cape Town 19679780798601078

0798601078

105647293
American Sign Language William Shakespeare's Twelfth night [Performance; DVD]The Amaryllis Theater Company Philadelphia 20069781563683541

1563683547

1001832940See also: ASL Shakespeare
Welsh Nos Ystwyll J. T. Jones Aberystwyth 19709780901410092

0901410098

16191944 NLW
The Winter's Tale AfrikaansDie Wintersprokie Eitemal (Professor W. J. du P. Erlank) Cape Town 19759780624006268

0624006263

4224776

Poems

Original Specific WorkLanguageTitle of TranslationTranslator(s)Place of PublicationDate of PublicationISBNWorldCat OCLCNotes
Sonnets DutchShakespeare's sonnettenW. van Elden S-'Gravenhague 195983307694
EstonianSonette Ants Oras Tartu 1937753187071 E-kataloog ESTER With: Suveöö unenägu; Othello
Venus and Adonis DutchVenus & Adonis Hafid Bouazza Amsterdam 20199789025310202, 90253102061090690424

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