To Be, or Not to Be: Paraphrased

To Be, or Not to Be: Paraphrased is an expanding deconstruction of Hamlet's famous existential question, achieved by putting the line through paraphrasing software 50 times. With each permutation, the quotation grows longer and its meaning is distorted, causing the question to question its own...

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Main Author: Rosenbridge, Bardsley (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn, NY punctum books 2016
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