Unabridged: What's in a Translation with Daniel Hahn

About this episode

In this bonus episode, Traci Thomas interviews Daniel Hahn about his book on Shakespeare in translation and the nuances of translating literature.

*Patreon and Substack-only bonus episode teaser, click here for the full episode * In this bonus episode, I’m joined by writer, editor, and translator Daniel Hahn to discuss his newest book, If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation . Today, we chat about Daniel’s approach to this work, how studying Shakespeare in translation helps us understand language, and the various quirks that come up when translating. You can find links to everything we discuss on today’s show on The Stacks Website: https://www.thestackspodcast.com/unabridged/2026/5/15/tsu-59-daniel-hahn Connect with Daniel: Website Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | Threads | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | Youtube | Subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Traci Thomas

Guest: Daniel Hahn

Topics covered

• translation
• Shakespeare
• literature
• language
• writing
• editing

Keywords

• translation
• Shakespeare
• Daniel Hahn
• literature
• editing
• language
• writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

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