Pride and Prejudice — Page 5
But if the attempt were made, it would certainly not be hampered by any of those loosenesses of construction, which, sometimes disguised by the conveniences of which the novelist can avail himself, appear at once on the stage._
Pero si se hiciera el intento, ciertamente no se vería obstaculizado por ninguna de esas imprecisiones de construcción que, a veces disimuladas por los recursos de los que el novelista puede valerse, aparecen de inmediato en el escenario.
_I think, however, though the thought will doubtless seem heretical to more than one school of critics, that construction is not the highest merit, the choicest gift, of the novelist.
Sin embargo, creo, aunque el pensamiento sin duda parecerá herético para más de una escuela de críticos, que la construcción no es el mérito más alto, el don más selecto, del novelista.
It sets off his other gifts and graces most advantageously to the critical eye; and the want of it will sometimes mar those graces--appreciably, though not quite consciously--to eyes by no means ultra-critical.
Realza sus otros dones y gracias de manera muy ventajosa ante el ojo crítico; y la falta de ella a veces echará a perder esas gracias —de manera apreciable, aunque no del todo consciente— ante ojos que no son en absoluto ultracríticos.
But a very badly-built novel which excelled in pathetic or humorous character, or which displayed consummate command of dialogue--perhaps the rarest of all faculties--would be an infinitely better thing than a faultless plot acted and told by puppets with pebbles in their mouths.
Pero una novela muy mal construida que sobresaliera en personajes patéticos o humorísticos, o que mostrara un dominio consumado del diálogo —quizás la más rara de todas las facultades— sería algo infinitamente mejor que una trama impecable representada y narrada por títeres con piedrecillas en la boca.
And despite the ability which Miss Austen has shown in working out the story, I for one should put_ Pride and Prejudice _far lower if it did not contain what seem to me the very masterpieces of Miss Austen's humour and of her faculty of character-creation--masterpieces who may indeed admit John Thorpe, the Eltons, Mrs. Norris, and one or two others to their company, but who, in one instance certainly, and perhaps in others, are still superior to them.
Y a pesar de la habilidad que la señorita Austen ha demostrado al desarrollar la trama, yo en particular situaría Orgullo y prejuicio mucho más abajo si no contuviera lo que me parecen las verdaderas obras maestras del humor de la señorita Austen y de su facultad para la creación de personajes —obras maestras que bien pueden admitir en su compañía a John Thorpe, los Elton, la señora Norris y uno o dos más, pero que, en un caso con certeza, y quizás en otros, siguen siendo superiores a ellos.
Vocabulary
- Pero
- But; however; yet in Spanish sentences.
- si
- If; conditional conjunction used in clauses.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or impersonal marker.
- hiciera
- Did; subjunctive past of hacer verb.
- el
- The; masculine singular article or pronoun.
- intento
- Attempt; effort or try at something.
- ciertamente
- Certainly; definitely or without doubt surely.
- no
- No; not or negation particle.
- vería
- Would see; conditional form of ver.
- obstaculizado
- Hindered; obstructed or blocked by obstacles.
- por
- By; through or for in Spanish.
- ninguna
- None; not any or no feminine.
- de
- Of; from or belonging to something.
- esas
- Those; that feminine plural demonstrative pronoun.
- imprecisiones
- Imprecisions; lack of clarity or exactness.
- construcción
- Construction; building or structural composition process.
- que
- That; which or who relative pronoun.
- veces
- Times; occasions or instances in plural.
- disimuladas
- Hidden; concealed or disguised deliberately.
- los
- The; masculine plural article or pronoun.
- recursos
- Resources; means or tools available.
- novelista
- Novelist; writer of novels or fiction.
- puede
- Can; is able to or may.
- valerse
- Make use of; employ or utilize.
- aparecen
- Appear; come into view or emerge.
- inmediato
- Immediate; direct or without delay happening.
- en
- In; on or at location preposition.
- escenario
- Scenario; stage or scene setting area.
- Sin
- Without; lacking or not having something.
- embargo
- Embargo; seizure or restriction on trade.
- creo
- Believe; think or suppose in first person.
- aunque
- Although; even though or despite.
- pensamiento
- Thought; thinking or idea in mind.
- sin
- Without; lacking or not having something.
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty or question about something.
- parecerá
- Will seem; appear or look to.
- herético
- Heretical; contrary to accepted beliefs or dogma.
- para
- For; in order to or toward.
- más
- More; greater in amount or degree.
- una
- A; one or feminine singular article.
- escuela
- School; educational institution or group philosophy.
- críticos
- Critics; those who judge or critique.
- la
- The; feminine singular article or pronoun.
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser.
- mérito
- Merit; worth or deserving quality.
- alto
- High; tall or of great height.
- don
- Gift; talent or special ability.
- selecto
- Select; chosen or picked out specially.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and.
- Realza
- Enhances; makes more prominent or better.
- sus
- His; her or their possessive pronoun.
- otros
- Others; other people or different things.
- dones
- Gifts; talents or special natural abilities.
- gracias
- Thanks; gratitude or expression of appreciation.
- manera
- Way; manner or method of doing.
- muy
- Very; much or to great degree.
- ventajosa
- Advantageous; favorable or beneficial in outcome.
- ante
- Before; in front of or facing.
- ojo
- Eye; organ of sight in body.
- crítico
- Critical; judging or at critical point.
- falta
- Lack; absence or shortage of something.
- ella
- She; feminine third person pronoun.
- echará
- Will throw; will ruin or lose.
- perder
- Lose; fail to keep or maintain.
- apreciable
- Appreciable; considerable or worthy of appreciation.
- todo
- All; everything or entire amount.
- consciente
- Conscious; aware or knowing about something.
- ojos
- Eyes; plural of ojo or sight.
- son
- Are; third person plural of ser.
- absoluto
- Absolute; complete or total without qualification.
- novela
- Novel; long fictional narrative work.
- mal
- Bad; poorly or in wrong way.
- construida
- Constructed; built or structured in form.
- sobresaliera
- Stood out; exceeded or excelled notably.
- personajes
- Characters; persons in literary or dramatic work.
- patéticos
- Pathetic; evoking pity or sad emotion.
- humorísticos
- Humorous; funny or amusing in nature.
- mostrara
- Showed; displayed or revealed subjunctive.
- un
- A; one or masculine singular article.
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