The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 1
The Odyssey
Die Odyssee
by Homer
von Homer
rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original
in englische Prosa übertragen für diejenigen, die das Original nicht lesen können
Contents
Inhalt
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
VORWORT ZUR ERSTEN AUSGABE
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
VORWORT ZUR ZWEITEN AUSGABE
THE ODYSSEY
DIE ODYSSEE
BOOK I.
BUCH I.
BOOK II.
BUCH II.
BOOK III.
BUCH III.
BOOK IV.
BUCH IV.
BOOK V.
BUCH V.
BOOK VI.
BUCH VI.
BOOK VII.
BUCH VII.
BOOK VIII.
BUCH VIII.
BOOK IX.
BUCH IX.
BOOK X.
BUCH X.
BOOK XI.
BUCH XI.
BOOK XII.
BUCH XII.
BOOK XIII.
BUCH XIII.
BOOK XIV.
BUCH XIV.
BOOK XV.
BUCH XV.
BOOK XVI.
BUCH XVI.
BOOK XVII.
BUCH XVII.
BOOK XVIII.
BUCH XVIII.
BOOK XIX.
BUCH XIX.
BOOK XX.
BUCH XX.
BOOK XXI.
BUCH XXI.
BOOK XXII.
BUCH XXII.
BOOK XXIII.
BUCH XXIII.
BOOK XXIV.
BUCH XXIV.
FOOTNOTES:
ANMERKUNGEN:
AL PROFESSORE CAV. BIAGIO INGROIA, PREZIOSO ALLEATO L'AUTORE RICONOSCENTE.
AL PROFESSORE CAV. BIAGIO INGROIA, PREZIOSO ALLEATO L'AUTORE RICONOSCENTE.
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
VORWORT ZUR ERSTEN AUSGABE
I shall not here argue the two main points dealt with in the work just mentioned; I have nothing either to add to, or to withdraw from, what I have there written.
Ich werde hier nicht die beiden Hauptpunkte erörtern, die in dem soeben erwähnten Werk behandelt werden; ich habe weder etwas hinzuzufügen noch etwas zurückzunehmen von dem, was ich dort geschrieben habe.
Vocabulary
- Odyssee
- The Odyssey, Homer's epic poem about Odysseus
- von
- Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'
- englische
- Adjective meaning 'English' (inflected form)
- Prosa
- Prose, written language without verse structure
- übertragen
- To translate or transfer into another form
- diejenigen
- Pronoun meaning 'those' referring to specific people
- Original
- The original version of a text or work
- lesen
- To read a text or document
- können
- Modal verb meaning 'to be able to'
- Inhalt
- Content or table of contents of a work
- VORWORT
- Foreword or preface introducing a book
- ERSTEN
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' (inflected form)
- AUSGABE
- Edition or issue of a published work
- ZWEITEN
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'second' (inflected form)
- BUCH
- Book or major section of a literary work
- ANMERKUNGEN
- Notes or annotations appended to a text
- werde
- Future auxiliary verb form meaning 'will'
- hier
- Adverb meaning 'here' indicating location
- beiden
- Pronoun/adjective meaning 'both' (inflected form)
- Hauptpunkte
- Main points or key topics under discussion
- erörtern
- To discuss or examine a topic in detail
- soeben
- Adverb meaning 'just now' or 'just mentioned'
- erwähnten
- Adjective form of 'mentioned' (inflected past participle)
- Werk
- A work, literary or artistic creation
- behandelt
- To deal with or address a subject
- werden
- Auxiliary verb meaning 'to become' or 'will'
- habe
- First person singular form of 'haben' (to have)
- weder
- Conjunction used in 'neither…nor' constructions
- etwas
- Pronoun/adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'
- hinzuzufügen
- To add something to an existing text or statement
- noch
- Conjunction meaning 'nor' or adverb 'still/yet'
- zurückzunehmen
- To take back or retract a statement
- was
- Relative/interrogative pronoun meaning 'what/that which'
- dort
- Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a place
- geschrieben
- Past participle of 'schreiben', meaning 'written'
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