On Translating Homer: Three Lectures Given at OxfordLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 104 páginas |
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... never knowingly lead us wrong .... The charm of the present work , as of its author's life , lies partly in its psycholo- gical interest ; but much more in that affectionate and devotional temper which so thoroughly per- vaded her ...
... never knowingly lead us wrong .... The charm of the present work , as of its author's life , lies partly in its psycholo- gical interest ; but much more in that affectionate and devotional temper which so thoroughly per- vaded her ...
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... never be forgotten that he is imitating , and imi- tating in a different material . " The translator's " first duty , " says Mr. Newman , " is a historical one ; to be faithful . " Probably both sides would agree that the translator's ...
... never be forgotten that he is imitating , and imi- tating in a different material . " The translator's " first duty , " says Mr. Newman , " is a historical one ; to be faithful . " Probably both sides would agree that the translator's ...
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... never assure him whether he has reproduced this , or whe- ther he has produced something else . So , again , he may follow Mr. Newman's directions , he may try to be " faithful , " he may " retain every peculiarity of his original ...
... never assure him whether he has reproduced this , or whe- ther he has produced something else . So , again , he may follow Mr. Newman's directions , he may try to be " faithful , " he may " retain every peculiarity of his original ...
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... never read twenty lines of Chapman's version without recurring to Bentley's cry , " This is not Homer ! " and that from a deeper cause than any unfaithfulness occasioned by the fetters of rhyme . I said that there were four things which ...
... never read twenty lines of Chapman's version without recurring to Bentley's cry , " This is not Homer ! " and that from a deeper cause than any unfaithfulness occasioned by the fetters of rhyme . I said that there were four things which ...
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... never teach me that ; much less , since the contempt of death Was settled in me , and my mind knew what a worthy was , Whose office is to lead in fight , and give no danger pass Without improvement . In this fire must Hector's trial ...
... never teach me that ; much less , since the contempt of death Was settled in me , and my mind knew what a worthy was , Whose office is to lead in fight , and give no danger pass Without improvement . In this fire must Hector's trial ...
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On Translating Homer: Last Words. A Lecture Given at Oxford Matthew Arnold Visualização completa - 1862 |
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