The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 9
In the second of these, we saw Smollett beginning to understand the use of incident to indicate consistent development of character.
En el segundo de estos, vimos a Smollett comenzando a comprender el uso del incidente para indicar un desarrollo coherente del carácter.
In Count Fathom, he seems fully to understand this principle of art, though he has not learned to apply it successfully.
En el Conde Fathom, parece comprender plenamente este principio del arte, aunque no ha aprendido a aplicarlo con éxito.
And so, in spite of an excellent conception, Fathom, as I have said, is unreal.
Y así, a pesar de una excelente concepción, Fathom, como he dicho, es irreal.
After all his villainies, which he perpetrates without any apparent qualms of conscience, it is incredible that he should honestly repent of his crimes.
Después de todas sus villanías, que perpetra sin ningún remordimiento aparente de conciencia, es increíble que se arrepienta honestamente de sus crímenes.
We are much inclined to doubt when we read that "his vice and ambition was now quite mortified within him," the subsequent testimony of Matthew Bramble, Esq., in Humphry Clinker, to the contrary, notwithstanding.
Estamos muy inclinados a dudar cuando leemos que «su vicio y su ambición estaban ahora completamente mortificados en él», no obstante el testimonio posterior de Matthew Bramble, Esq., en Humphry Clinker, en sentido contrario.
Yet Fathom up to this point is consistently drawn, and drawn for a purpose:—to show that cold-blooded roguery, though successful for a while, will come to grief in the end.
Sin embargo, Fathom hasta este punto está trazado de manera coherente, y trazado con un propósito: mostrar que la picaresca a sangre fría, aunque exitosa por un tiempo, acabará en desgracia.
To heighten the effect of his scoundrel, Smollett develops parallel with him the virtuous Count de Melvil.
Para intensificar el efecto de su villano, Smollett desarrolla en paralelo con él al virtuoso Conde de Melvil.
The author's scheme of thus using one character as the foil of another, though not conspicuous for its originality, shows a decided advance in the theory of constructive technique.
El plan del autor de usar así a un personaje como contraste de otro, aunque no destaca por su originalidad, muestra un decidido avance en la teoría de la técnica constructiva.
Only, as I have said, Smollett's execution is now defective.
Solo que, como he dicho, la ejecución de Smollett es ahora defectuosa.
"But," one will naturally ask, "if Fathom lacks the amusing, and not infrequently stimulating, hurly-burly of Smollett's former novels; if its characters, though well-conceived, are seldom divertingly fantastic and never thoroughly animate; what makes the book interesting?
«Pero», se preguntará uno naturalmente, «si Fathom carece del divertido, y no pocas veces estimulante, alboroto de las anteriores novelas de Smollett; si sus personajes, aunque bien concebidos, rara vez son fantásticos de manera entretenida y nunca están completamente animados; ¿qué hace interesante al libro?
Vocabulary
- En
- In; at; on (preposition indicating location or time)
- el
- The (definite article, masculine singular)
- segundo
- Second; occurring after the first in sequence
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin
- estos
- These; plural masculine demonstrative pronoun
- vimos
- We saw; past tense first person plural of ver
- comenzando
- Beginning; starting; present participle of comenzar
- comprender
- To understand; to comprehend or grasp meaning
- uso
- Use; utilization; the act of employing something
- incidente
- Incident; event or occurrence of some importance
- para
- For; in order to; indicating purpose or direction
- indicar
- To indicate; to point out or show
- un
- A; an (indefinite article, masculine singular)
- desarrollo
- Development; growth or progressive advancement of something
- coherente
- Coherent; logically consistent and understandable throughout
- carácter
- Character; personality traits or moral qualities
- parece
- Seems; appears; third person singular of parecer
- plenamente
- Fully; completely; in a thorough manner
- principio
- Principle; fundamental rule or basic truth
- arte
- Art; creative work expressing skill or imagination
- aunque
- Although; even though; expressing contrast or concession
- no
- No; not (negation or denial)
- ha
- Has; third person singular present perfect of haber
- aprendido
- Learned; acquired knowledge or skill through study
- aplicarlo
- To apply it; put into practical use or effect
- con
- With; indicating accompaniment or association
- éxito
- Success; achievement of desired goal or outcome
- así
- Thus; so; in this manner or way
- pesar
- Despite; in spite of; regret or sorrow
- excelente
- Excellent; of very high quality or merit
- concepción
- Conception; idea or understanding of something
- como
- As; like; in the manner of something
- he
- I have; first person singular present perfect of haber
- dicho
- Said; past participle of decir meaning stated
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- Después
- After; afterwards; following in time or sequence
- todas
- All; every one (feminine plural)
- sus
- His; her; their (possessive adjective)
- sin
- Without; lacking or deprived of something
- ningún
- No; not any; absence of (before masculine noun)
- aparente
- Apparent; seeming or appearing to be something
- conciencia
- Conscience; moral sense of right and wrong
- increíble
- Unbelievable; amazing or hard to believe truly
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; indicates action done to oneself
- honestamente
- Honestly; truthfully; in a sincere manner
- crímenes
- Crimes; serious illegal acts or wrongdoings
- Estamos
- We are; first person plural present of estar
- muy
- Very; to a great degree or extent
- inclinados
- Inclined; tending or disposed toward something
- dudar
- To doubt; to question or lack confidence
- cuando
- When; at the time that; introducing condition
- leemos
- We read; first person plural present of leer
- vicio
- Vice; immoral conduct or bad habit
- ambición
- Ambition; strong desire for success or power
- estaban
- Were; third person plural imperfect of estar
- ahora
- Now; at the present time or moment
- completamente
- Completely; totally; in every way or respect
- testimonio
- Testimony; evidence or statement of witness
- posterior
- Posterior; later; following in time or sequence
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