The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 1
Ulysses wakes in the middle of line 187, Book xiii., from whence it continues to the end of Book xxiv.
Odysseus erwacht in der Mitte von Zeile 187, Buch XIII., von wo es bis zum Ende von Buch XXIV. weitergeht.
the introduction of lines xi., 115-137 and of line ix., 535, with the writing a new council of the gods at the beginning of Book v., to take the place of the one that was removed to Book i., 1-79, were the only things that were done to give even a semblance of unity to the old scheme and the new, and to conceal the fact that the Muse, after being asked to sing of one subject, spend two-thirds of her time in singing a very different one, with a climax for which no-one has asked her.
die Einführung der Zeilen XI., 115-137 und der Zeile IX., 535, sowie das Verfassen eines neuen Götterrats am Anfang von Buch V., um den zu ersetzen, der nach Buch I., 1-79 verschoben wurde, waren die einzigen Maßnahmen, die ergriffen wurden, um dem alten und dem neuen Plan auch nur einen Anschein von Einheit zu verleihen und die Tatsache zu verschleiern, dass die Muse, nachdem sie gebeten wurde, von einem Thema zu singen, zwei Drittel ihrer Zeit damit verbringt, von einem ganz anderen zu singen, mit einem Höhepunkt, um den niemand gebeten hat.
For roughly the Return occupies eight Books, and Penelope and the Suitors sixteen.
Denn die Rückkehr nimmt grob gesagt acht Bücher ein, und Penelope und die Freier sechzehn.
I believe this to be substantially correct.
Ich halte dies für im Wesentlichen zutreffend.
Lastly, to deal with a very unimportant point, I observe that the Leipsic Teubner edition of 894 makes Books ii. and iii. end with a comma.
Schließlich möchte ich, um einen völlig unwichtigen Punkt anzusprechen, anmerken, dass die Leipziger Teubner-Ausgabe von 1894 die Bücher II. und III. mit einem Komma enden lässt.
Why [Greek] at the beginnings of Books ii. and viii., and [Greek], at the beginning of Book vii.
Warum [Griechisch] am Anfang der Bücher II. und VIII., und [Griechisch] am Anfang von Buch VII.
Vocabulary
- erwacht
- Wakes up, awakens from sleep.
- in
- In, inside, within a location or time.
- der
- The (definite article, feminine or dative).
- Mitte
- Middle, center, midst of something.
- von
- Of, from, by (preposition indicating possession).
- Zeile
- Line, row of text or verse.
- Buch
- Book, volume of written work.
- Einführung
- Introduction, bringing in or presentation.
- weitergeht
- Continues, goes on, proceeds further.
- Ende
- End, conclusion, finish of something.
- Verfassen
- Compose, write, author a text.
- neuen
- New, recently made or created.
- Anfang
- Beginning, start, commencement of something.
- ersetzen
- Replace, substitute one thing for another.
- verschoben
- Postponed, moved, shifted to another time.
- Maßnahmen
- Measures, steps, actions taken deliberately.
- ergriffen
- Seized, taken, undertaken with determination.
- alten
- Old, of advanced age or ancient.
- Plan
- Plan, scheme, organized arrangement or design.
- Anschein
- Appearance, semblance, seeming or impression.
- Einheit
- Unity, oneness, state of being united.
- verleihen
- Lend, grant, bestow or confer.
- Tatsache
- Fact, reality, something that is true.
- verschleiern
- Conceal, obscure, hide or mask.
- gebeten
- Asked, requested, begged or appealed.
- Thema
- Theme, subject, topic of discussion.
- singen
- Sing, produce melodic sounds with voice.
- Drittel
- Third, one of three equal parts.
- Zeit
- Time, duration, period or era.
- Höhepunkt
- Climax, peak, highest point of something.
- Rückkehr
- Return, coming back to a place.
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