The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 6
This individuality—the peculiar spirit of the author which can be felt rather than described—is present in the dedication of Fathom to Doctor ———, who is no other than Smollett himself, and a candid revelation of his character, by the way, this dedication contains.
Diese Individualität – der eigentümliche Geist des Autors, der eher gefühlt als beschrieben werden kann – findet sich in der Widmung von Fathom an Doktor ———, bei dem es sich um niemand anderen als Smollett selbst handelt, und diese Widmung enthält nebenbei eine offenherzige Enthüllung seines Charakters.
It is present, too, in the opening chapters, which show, likewise, in the picture of Fathom's mother, something of the author's peculiar "talent for invention."
Sie findet sich auch in den Anfangskapiteln, die ebenfalls in der Darstellung von Fathoms Mutter etwas von dem eigentümlichen „Erfindungstalent" des Autors erkennen lassen.
Subsequently, however, there is no denying that the Smollett invention and the Smollett spirit both flag.
Im weiteren Verlauf lässt sich jedoch nicht leugnen, dass sowohl Smolletts Erfindungsgabe als auch Smolletts Geist nachlassen.
And yet, in a way, Fathom displays more invention than any of the author's novels; it is based far less than any other on personal experience.
Und dennoch zeigt Fathom in gewisser Weise mehr Erfindungsreichtum als jeder andere Roman des Autors; er stützt sich weit weniger als jeder andere auf persönliche Erfahrungen.
Unfortunately such thorough-going invention was not suited to Smollett's genius.
Leider war eine so konsequente Erfindungsgabe Smolletts Genie nicht angemessen.
The result is, that while uninteresting as a novel of contemporary manners, Fathom has an interest of its own in that it reveals a new side of its author.
Das Ergebnis ist, dass Fathom zwar als Sittenroman der zeitgenössischen Gesellschaft uninteressant ist, aber ein eigenes Interesse besitzt, weil es eine neue Seite seines Autors enthüllt.
We think of Smollett, generally, as a rambling storyteller, a rational, unromantic man of the world, who fills his pages with his own oddly-metamorphosed acquaintances and experiences.
Wir denken bei Smollett im Allgemeinen an einen weitschweifigen Geschichtenerzähler, einen rationalen, unromantischen Weltmann, der seine Seiten mit seinen eigenen, seltsam verwandelten Bekannten und Erlebnissen füllt.
The Smollett of Count Fathom, on the contrary, is rather a forerunner of the romantic school, who has created a tolerably organic tale of adventure out of his own brain.
Der Smollett des Grafen Fathom hingegen ist eher ein Vorläufer der romantischen Schule, der aus seinem eigenen Geist eine leidlich organische Abenteuergeschichte geschaffen hat.
Though this is notably less readable than the author's earlier works, still the wonder is that when the man is so far "off his beat," he should yet know so well how to meet the strange conditions which confront him.
Obwohl dies merklich weniger lesbar ist als die früheren Werke des Autors, bleibt es dennoch erstaunlich, dass der Mann, wenn er so weit „aus seinem gewohnten Fahrwasser" geraten ist, noch so gut zu wissen scheint, wie er den seltsamen Bedingungen begegnen soll, mit denen er konfrontiert wird.
Vocabulary
- Diese
- This; these (demonstrative pronoun/determiner)
- Individualität
- Individuality; distinctive character or personality traits
- der
- The (definite article, masculine singular)
- eigentümliche
- Peculiar; distinctive; characteristic or unusual in nature
- Geist
- Spirit; mind; intellect or creative essence
- des
- Of the; genitive form of definite article
- Autors
- Author's; belonging to the writer or creator
- eher
- Rather; sooner; preferably or more readily
- gefühlt
- Felt; experienced emotionally or sensed intuitively
- als
- Than; as; when or while (conjunction)
- beschrieben
- Described; written or spoken about in detail
- werden
- To become; will or shall; passive voice auxiliary
- kann
- Can; is able to; may or might
- findet
- Finds; discovers; comes upon or encounters
- sich
- Oneself; himself; herself; itself (reflexive pronoun)
- in
- In; into; within or inside (preposition)
- Widmung
- Dedication; inscription or formal tribute to someone
- von
- Of; from; by or about (preposition)
- an
- To; at; on or towards (preposition)
- Doktor
- Doctor; medical physician or academic degree holder
- bei
- At; near; by or at the place of
- dem
- The; that; which (dative/relative pronoun form)
- es
- It; this; that (neuter pronoun or impersonal)
- um
- About; for; around or concerning (preposition)
- niemand
- Nobody; no one; not anyone at all
- anderen
- Other; different; another person or thing
- selbst
- Self; himself; herself; even or very
- handelt
- Acts; deals with; concerns or is about
- und
- And; plus; as well as (conjunction)
- enthält
- Contains; holds; includes or comprises something
- nebenbei
- Incidentally; by the way; casually or besides
- eine
- A; an; one (feminine indefinite article)
- offenherzige
- Candid; frank; open-hearted or honest revelation
- Enthüllung
- Revelation; disclosure; unveiling or exposure of truth
- seines
- His; his own; of him (genitive pronoun)
- Charakters
- Character's; of the personality or nature
- Sie
- You; she; formal second person or she
- auch
- Also; too; as well or likewise
- den
- The; that; which (accusative article or pronoun)
- Anfangskapiteln
- Opening chapters; initial sections of book or work
- die
- The; those; which (feminine/plural article or pronoun)
- ebenfalls
- Also; likewise; equally or in the same way
- Darstellung
- Presentation; depiction; portrayal or representation
- Mutter
- Mother; female parent or maternal figure
- etwas
- Something; somewhat; a little or some
- Erfindungstalent
- Inventive talent; creative ability or gift for invention
- erkennen
- Recognize; perceive; acknowledge or identify
- lassen
- Let; allow; cause or permit to happen
- Im
- In the; in (contraction of in + dem)
- weiteren
- Further; subsequent; continuing or later on
- Verlauf
- Course; progress; progression or passage over time
- lässt
- Lets; allows; allows or permits to happen
- jedoch
- However; yet; but or nevertheless still
- nicht
- Not; no; negation or denial of statement
- leugnen
- Deny; reject; disavow or refute a claim
- dass
- That; so that; in order that (conjunction)
- sowohl
- Both; as well; just as much as
- Erfindungsgabe
- Creative ability; inventive talent or gift for creation
- nachlassen
- Decline; diminish; decrease or become less strong
- Und
- And; plus; as well as (conjunction)
- dennoch
- Yet; still; nevertheless or notwithstanding
- zeigt
- Shows; demonstrates; displays or exhibits clearly
- gewisser
- Certain; specific; some or particular in nature
- Weise
- Way; manner; mode or method of doing
- mehr
- More; greater; additional or larger amount
- Erfindungsreichtum
- Inventiveness; creative wealth or abundance of ideas
- jeder
- Every; each; any single one or all
- andere
- Other; different; another or different one
- Roman
- Novel; long fictional prose narrative work
- er
- He; it; him (masculine third person pronoun)
- stützt
- Supports; bases; relies on or props up
- weit
- Far; wide; much or to great extent
- weniger
- Less; fewer; smaller or reduced amount
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