The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 3
Without, therefore, for a moment pretending to think that scholars generally acquiesce in my conclusions, I shall act as thinking them little likely so to gainsay me as that it will be incumbent upon me to reply, and shall confine myself to translating the "Odyssey" for English readers, with such notes as I think will be found useful.
Ohne also auch nur für einen Moment so zu tun, als ob Gelehrte meinen Schlussfolgerungen im Allgemeinen zustimmten, werde ich so handeln, als hielte ich es für wenig wahrscheinlich, dass sie mir so widersprechen werden, dass es mir obläge zu antworten, und werde mich darauf beschränken, die „Odyssee" für englische Leser zu übersetzen, mit solchen Anmerkungen, die ich für nützlich halte.
Among these I would especially call attention to one on xxii. 465-473 which Lord Grimthorpe has kindly allowed me to make public.
Unter diesen möchte ich besonders auf eine Anmerkung zu xxii. 465-473 hinweisen, die Lord Grimthorpe mir freundlicherweise gestattet hat, der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen.
I have repeated several of the illustrations used in "The Authoress of the Odyssey", and have added two which I hope may bring the outer court of Ulysses' house more vividly before the reader.
Ich habe mehrere der in „Die Verfasserin der Odyssee" verwendeten Abbildungen wiederholt und zwei weitere hinzugefügt, die den äußeren Hof des Hauses des Odysseus dem Leser, so hoffe ich, lebendiger vor Augen führen mögen.
I should like to explain that the presence of a man and a dog in one illustration is accidental, and was not observed by me till I developed the negative.
Ich möchte erklären, dass die Anwesenheit eines Mannes und eines Hundes in einer Abbildung zufällig ist und von mir erst bemerkt wurde, als ich das Negativ entwickelte.
In an appendix I have also reprinted the paragraphs explanatory of the plan of Ulysses' house, together with the plan itself.
In einem Anhang habe ich auch die erläuternden Absätze zum Grundriss des Hauses des Odysseus zusammen mit dem Grundriss selbst neu abgedruckt.
The reader is recommended to study this plan with some attention.
Dem Leser wird empfohlen, diesen Grundriss mit einiger Aufmerksamkeit zu studieren.
Vocabulary
- Ohne
- Without; lacking or devoid of something.
- also
- Therefore; consequently; used for logical conclusions.
- auch
- Also; too; as well; in addition to something.
- nur
- Only; merely; exclusively; just one thing.
- für
- For; intended to be used or given to.
- einen
- One; a single item or masculine accusative article.
- Moment
- Moment; a brief period of time or instant.
- so
- So; in this manner; to such extent or degree.
- zu
- To; at; too; indicating direction or excessive degree.
- tun
- To do; to perform; to carry out an action.
- als
- As; when; than; used in comparisons or time clauses.
- ob
- Whether; if; used in conditional or indirect questions.
- Gelehrte
- Scholars; learned persons; academics or experts in field.
- meinen
- To mean; to intend; to think or believe.
- Schlussfolgerungen
- Conclusions; deductions; results from reasoning or analysis.
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem for dative.
- Allgemeinen
- In general; generally speaking; usually or typically.
- zustimmten
- Agreed; consented; gave approval or affirmation.
- werde
- Will; shall; auxiliary verb forming future tense.
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun in German.
- handeln
- To act; to behave; to deal or trade.
- es
- It; neuter pronoun or impersonal subject.
- wenig
- Little; small amount; not much of something.
- wahrscheinlich
- Likely; probable; probably; seemingly true or expected.
- dass
- That; introduces subordinate clause or reported statement.
- sie
- She; they; formal you; feminine or plural pronoun.
- mir
- To me; me; dative form of ich.
- widersprechen
- To contradict; to argue against; to dispute.
- werden
- To become; shall; auxiliary for passive or future.
- antworten
- To answer; to reply; to respond to question.
- und
- And; conjunction joining words, phrases, or clauses.
- mich
- Me; accusative form of ich; direct object.
- darauf
- On it; thereupon; about that; upon that.
- beschränken
- To limit; to restrict; to confine to something.
- die
- The; feminine singular article or feminine plural.
- Odyssee
- Odyssey; epic poem attributed to Homer.
- englische
- English; relating to England or English language.
- Leser
- Readers; persons who read books or texts.
- übersetzen
- To translate; to convert text from one language.
- mit
- With; accompanied by; having or using together.
- solchen
- Such; of that kind; similar or like that.
- Anmerkungen
- Annotations; notes; remarks or comments added to text.
- nützlich
- Useful; beneficial; helpful or advantageous to person.
- halte
- Hold; consider; regard as; think something.
- Unter
- Under; beneath; below; among or between.
- diesen
- These; those; dative plural demonstrative pronoun.
- möchte
- Would like; would wish; desire something politely.
- besonders
- Especially; particularly; in special manner or degree.
- auf
- On; upon; at; to; indicating position or direction.
- eine
- A; one; feminine singular article or number.
- Anmerkung
- Note; annotation; remark or comment added to text.
- hinweisen
- To point out; to draw attention to something.
- Lord
- Lord; British title for nobleman or peer.
- freundlicherweise
- Kindly; in friendly manner; as a favor.
- gestattet
- Allowed; permitted; granted or authorized by someone.
- hat
- Has; third person singular present of haben.
- der
- The; masculine singular article or relative pronoun.
- Öffentlichkeit
- Public; the general public; society at large.
- zugänglich
- Accessible; available; approachable or obtainable by people.
- machen
- To make; to do; to produce or create.
- Ich
- I; first person singular pronoun in German.
- habe
- Have; first person singular present of haben.
- mehrere
- Several; multiple; more than one of something.
- in
- In; within; inside; at location or time.
- Die
- The; feminine singular or plural article.
- Verfasserin
- Author; female writer; woman who writes works.
- verwendeten
- Used; employed; utilized or applied in work.
- Abbildungen
- Illustrations; figures; pictorial representations in text.
- wiederholt
- Repeated; done again; said or done multiple times.
- zwei
- Two; number 2; one more than one.
- weitere
- Further; additional; more; in addition to others.
- hinzugefügt
- Added; appended; included as supplement or extra.
- den
- The; masculine singular accusative article or pronoun.
- äußeren
- Outer; external; outside or on the exterior.
- Hof
- Courtyard; yard; court; enclosed open space.
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