Pride and Prejudice — Page 2
To some the delightful freshness and humour of_ Northanger Abbey, _its completeness, finish, and_ entrain, _obscure the undoubted critical facts that its scale is small, and its scheme, after all, that of burlesque or parody, a kind in which the first rank is reached with difficulty.
Para algunos, la deliciosa frescura y el humor de Northanger Abbey, su plenitud, acabado y entusiasmo, oscurecen los indudables hechos críticos de que su escala es pequeña y su esquema, después de todo, el del burlesco o la parodia, un género en el que el primer rango se alcanza con dificultad.
Persuasion, _relatively faint in tone, and not enthralling in interest, has devotees who exalt above all the others its exquisite delicacy and keeping.
Persuasion, relativamente tenue en tono y no cautivadora en interés, tiene devotos que exaltan por encima de todas las demás su exquisita delicadeza y coherencia.
The catastrophe of_ Mansfield Park _is admittedly theatrical, the hero and heroine are insipid, and the author has almost wickedly destroyed all romantic interest by expressly admitting that Edmund only took Fanny because Mary shocked him, and that Fanny might very likely have taken Crawford if he had been a little more assiduous;
La catástrofe de Mansfield Park es reconocidamente teatral, el héroe y la heroína son insípidos, y la autora ha destruido casi maliciosamente todo el interés romántico al admitir expresamente que Edmund solo eligió a Fanny porque Mary lo escandalizó, y que Fanny muy probablemente habría elegido a Crawford si él hubiera sido un poco más asiduo;
yet the matchless rehearsal-scenes and the characters of Mrs. Norris and others have secured, I believe, a considerable party for it.
sin embargo, las incomparables escenas de ensayo y los personajes de la señora Norris y otros le han ganado, creo yo, un considerable número de partidarios.
Sense and Sensibility _has perhaps the fewest out-and-out admirers; but it does not want them.
Sentido y sensibilidad tiene quizás el menor número de admiradores incondicionales; pero no carece de ellos.
_I suppose, however, that the majority of at least competent votes would, all things considered, be divided between_ Emma _and the present book; and perhaps the vulgar verdict (if indeed a fondness for Miss Austen be not of itself a patent of exemption from any possible charge of vulgarity) would go for_ Emma.
Supongo, sin embargo, que la mayoría de los votos de al menos los lectores competentes se dividirían, considerándolo todo, entre Emma y el presente libro; y quizás el veredicto popular (si es que la afición por la señorita Austen no constituye en sí misma un certificado de exención de cualquier posible acusación de vulgaridad) se decantaría por Emma.
Vocabulary
- Para
- For; in order to; toward
- algunos
- Some; a few; certain ones
- la
- The (feminine singular article)
- deliciosa
- Delicious; delightful; extremely pleasant
- frescura
- Freshness; coolness; quality of being fresh
- el
- The (masculine singular article)
- humor
- Humor; mood; temperament or disposition
- de
- Of; from; belonging to; made of
- su
- His; her; its; your; their
- plenitud
- Fullness; completeness; state of being full
- acabado
- Finished; complete; refined or polished
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm; eagerness; passionate interest or zeal
- oscurecen
- They darken; obscure; make dark or unclear
- los
- The (masculine plural article)
- indudables
- Indubitable; undeniable; beyond doubt or question
- hechos
- Facts; deeds; made or done things
- críticos
- Critical; relating to criticism or judgement
- que
- That; which; who; what relative pronoun
- escala
- Scale; ladder; extent or proportion level
- es
- Is; to be third person singular present
- pequeña
- Small; little; petite or diminutive size
- esquema
- Scheme; plan; outline or framework structure
- después
- After; afterward; later in time sequence
- todo
- All; everything; the whole of something
- del
- Of the; from the contracted form
- burlesco
- Burlesque; mocking; humorous or satirical manner
- parodia
- Parody; imitation; comic or satirical imitation
- un
- A; an; one indefinite article masculine
- género
- Genre; type; kind or category of work
- en
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location
- primer
- First; primary; main or foremost rank
- rango
- Rank; range; position in hierarchy or order
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; third person reflexive
- alcanza
- Reaches; achieves; attains or accomplishes something
- con
- With; accompanied by; together with something
- dificultad
- Difficulty; trouble; hard or problematic situation
- relativamente
- Relatively; comparatively; somewhat or to degree
- tenue
- Tenuous; thin; slight or weak in nature
- tono
- Tone; shade; quality of sound or color
- no
- No; not; negation or denial word
- cautivadora
- Captivating; charming; engaging or enthralling manner
- interés
- Interest; concern; attraction or engagement quality
- tiene
- Has; possesses; holds or owns something
- devotos
- Devout; devoted; faithful or loyal followers
- exaltan
- They exalt; praise highly; elevate greatly
- por
- By; through; for; preposition of agency
- encima
- Above; over; on top of something
- todas
- All; every one; the whole of
- las
- The (feminine plural article)
- demás
- Others; rest; remaining or other people
- exquisita
- Exquisite; refined; of delicate or fine quality
- delicadeza
- Delicacy; fineness; subtle or refined quality
- coherencia
- Coherence; consistency; logical or rational connection
- La
- The (feminine singular article capitalized)
- catástrofe
- Catastrophe; disaster; sudden tragic event or ending
- reconocidamente
- Admittedly; confessedly; by general acknowledgment or agreement
- teatral
- Theatrical; dramatic; relating to theater or stage
- héroe
- Hero; heroic male character or protagonist
- heroína
- Heroine; heroic female character or protagonist
- son
- Are; to be third person plural present
- insípidos
- Insipid; dull; lacking flavor or interest
- autora
- Author; female writer or creator of work
- ha
- Has; to have auxiliary verb feminine form
- destruido
- Destroyed; ruined; made non-existent or useless
- casi
- Almost; nearly; approximately or just about
- maliciosamente
- Maliciously; wickedly; with harmful or evil intent
- romántico
- Romantic; idealistic; relating to romance or emotion
- al
- To the; at the contracted form
- admitir
- To admit; accept; allow or acknowledge something
- expresamente
- Expressly; explicitly; stated clearly or deliberately
- solo
- Only; sole; alone or single thing
- eligió
- Chose; selected; picked or elected someone
- porque
- Because; for; the reason that or why
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