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._
Mas se a tentativa fosse feita, certamente não seria prejudicada por nenhuma daquelas frouxidões de construção que, às vezes disfarçadas pelas conveniências das quais o romancista pode se valer, aparecem imediatamente no palco.
_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.
Penso, no entanto, embora o pensamento pareça sem dúvida herético para mais de uma escola de críticos, que a construção não é o maior mérito, o dom mais precioso, do romancista.
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.
Ela realça seus outros dons e graças da maneira mais vantajosa aos olhos críticos; e a falta dela às vezes prejudicará essas graças — de forma apreciável, embora não totalmente consciente — aos olhos de modo algum 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.
Mas um romance muito mal construído que se destacasse no caráter patético ou humorístico, ou que exibisse um domínio consumado do diálogo — talvez a mais rara de todas as faculdades — seria uma coisa infinitamente melhor do que um enredo sem falhas encenado e narrado por fantoches com pedras na 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.
E apesar da habilidade que a Srta. Austen demonstrou ao desenvolver a história, eu, por minha parte, colocaria Orgulho e Preconceito muito mais abaixo se ele não contivesse o que me parecem ser as verdadeiras obras-primas do humor da Srta. Austen e de sua faculdade de criação de personagens — obras-primas que podem de fato admitir em sua companhia John Thorpe, os Elton, a Sra. Norris e um ou dois outros, mas que, em um caso certamente, e talvez em outros, ainda lhes são superiores.
Vocabulary
- Mas
- But; however; yet
- se
- If; whether; reflexive pronoun
- tentativa
- Attempt; effort; try
- fosse
- Were; subjunctive past of ser
- feita
- Made; done; feminine past participle
- certamente
- Certainly; surely; definitely
- não
- Not; no; negation
- seria
- Would be; conditional of ser
- prejudicada
- Harmed; damaged; feminine adjective
- por
- By; through; for; per
- nenhuma
- None; no; not any; feminine
- de
- Of; from; belonging to
- construção
- Construction; building; structure
- que
- That; which; what; who
- às
- To the; at the; feminine plural
- vezes
- Times; occasions; sometimes
- disfarçadas
- Disguised; hidden; masked; feminine
- pelas
- By the; through the; feminine plural
- das
- Of the; from the; feminine plural
- quais
- Which; of which; plural
- romancista
- Novelist; writer of novels
- pode
- Can; is able to; may
- valer
- To be worth; to avail oneself
- aparecem
- Appear; come into view; show up
- imediatamente
- Immediately; directly; at once
- no
- In the; on the; masculine singular
- palco
- Stage; platform; theater stage
- Penso
- I think; I believe; I consider
- entanto
- However; meanwhile; in the meantime
- embora
- Although; though; even if
- pensamento
- Thought; thinking; idea; opinion
- pareça
- May seem; appears; subjunctive of parecer
- sem
- Without; lacking; devoid of
- dúvida
- Doubt; uncertainty; question
- para
- For; to; in order to
- mais
- More; most; plus; additional
- uma
- A; an; one; feminine singular
- escola
- School; group; movement; style
- críticos
- Critics; critical; masculine plural
- maior
- Greater; larger; bigger; older
- mérito
- Merit; worth; value; distinction
- dom
- Gift; talent; ability; title
- precioso
- Precious; valuable; highly esteemed
- do
- Of the; from the; masculine
- Ela
- She; her; feminine third person
- realça
- Highlights; enhances; brings out
- seus
- His; her; your; possessive plural
- outros
- Other; others; different; plural
- dons
- Gifts; talents; abilities; plural
- graças
- Thanks; graces; thanks to
- da
- Of the; from the; feminine
- maneira
- Way; manner; method; fashion
- aos
- To the; at the; masculine plural
- olhos
- Eyes; view; opinion; sight
- falta
- Lack; absence; shortage; fault
- dela
- Of her; from her; her own
- prejudicará
- Will harm; will damage; will injure
- essas
- Those; these; feminine plural
- forma
- Form; shape; manner; way
- totalmente
- Totally; completely; entirely; wholly
- consciente
- Conscious; aware; knowing; mindful
- modo
- Mode; manner; way; style
- algum
- Some; any; a certain; masculine
- um
- A; an; one; masculine singular
- romance
- Novel; romance; love story; fiction
- muito
- Much; very; a lot; greatly
- mal
- Badly; poorly; evil; harm
- construído
- Constructed; built; masculine past participle
- destacasse
- Stood out; would stand out; subjunctive
- caráter
- Character; nature; personality; trait
- patético
- Pathetic; pitiful; touching; emotional
- ou
- Or; either; neither; disjunction
- humorístico
- Humorous; comical; funny; witty
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