The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 9
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Other difficulties will also disappear as soon as the development of the poem in the writer's mind is understood.
Otras dificultades también desaparecerán en cuanto se comprenda el desarrollo del poema en la mente del autor.
I have dealt with this at some length in pp. 251-261 of "The Authoress of the Odyssey".
He tratado esto con cierta extensión en las pp. 251-261 de "La autora de la Odisea".
Briefly, the "Odyssey" consists of two distinct poems: (1) The Return of Ulysses, which alone the Muse is asked to sing in the opening lines of the poem.
En resumen, la "Odisea" consta de dos poemas distintos: (1) El regreso de Ulises, que es lo único que se le pide a la Musa que cante en los versos iniciales del poema.
This poem includes the Phaeacian episode, and the account of Ulysses' adventures as told by himself in Books ix.-xii.
Este poema incluye el episodio feacio y el relato de las aventuras de Ulises tal como él mismo las narra en los Libros ix al xii.
It consists of lines 1-79 (roughly) of Book i., of line 28 of Book v., and thence without intermission to the middle of line 187 of Book xiii., at which point the original scheme was abandoned.
Consta de los versos 1-79 (aproximadamente) del Libro i, del verso 28 del Libro v, y desde allí sin interrupción hasta la mitad del verso 187 del Libro xiii, punto en el que se abandonó el esquema original.
(2) The story of Penelope and the suitors, with the episode of Telemachus' voyage to Pylos.
(2) La historia de Penélope y los pretendientes, con el episodio del viaje de Telémaco a Pilos.
Vocabulary
- Otras
- Other; referring to additional things or people
- dificultades
- Difficulties; challenges or problems encountered
- también
- Also; additionally; likewise
- desaparecerán
- They will disappear; cease to exist or be visible
- en cuanto
- As soon as; once a condition is met
- comprenda
- One understands or comprehends something
- desarrollo
- Development; progression or unfolding of something
- poema
- Poem; a literary work written in verse
- mente
- Mind; the intellectual or thinking faculty
- autor
- Author; person who wrote a literary work
- He tratado
- I have addressed or dealt with a topic
- cierta
- Certain; a particular or specific amount
- extensión
- Extension; length or degree of coverage
- autora
- Female author; woman who wrote a work
- resumen
- Summary; brief account of main points
- consta
- It consists of; is made up of parts
- poemas
- Poems; multiple literary works in verse
- distintos
- Distinct; different or separate from each other
- regreso
- Return; the act of coming back home
- único
- Only; the sole or single thing requested
- pide
- Asks for; requests something from someone
- cante
- Sing; perform or recount in verse form
- versos
- Verses; lines or stanzas of a poem
- iniciales
- Initial; belonging to the beginning or opening
- incluye
- Includes; contains or encompasses something within
- episodio
- Episode; a distinct event or section in narrative
- relato
- Account; a narrative story or report told
- aventuras
- Adventures; exciting or dangerous experiences undertaken
- narra
- Narrates; tells or recounts a story himself
- aproximadamente
- Approximately; roughly or about a given amount
- verso
- Verse; a single line within a poem
- desde
- From; starting at a particular point onward
- allí
- There; at or in that place indicated
- interrupción
- Interruption; a break or pause in continuity
- mitad
- Middle; the halfway point of something
- punto
- Point; a specific moment or location indicated
- abandonó
- Abandoned; left behind or gave up something
- esquema
- Scheme; an original plan or structural outline
- original
- Original; the first or initial version created
- historia
- Story; a narrative account of events told
- pretendientes
- Suitors; men competing for Penelope's hand in marriage
- viaje
- Journey; a trip or voyage undertaken by someone
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