The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 4
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It looks as though in the interval between the publication of "The Authoress" (1897) and of the Translation (1900) Butler had changed his mind; for in the first case the comparison is between Ulysses and a paunch full, etc., and in the second it is between Ulysses and a man who turns a paunch full, etc.
Parece que en el intervalo entre la publicación de "La Autora" (1897) y de la Traducción (1900) Butler había cambiado de opinión; pues en el primer caso la comparación es entre Ulises y una panza llena, etc., y en el segundo es entre Ulises y un hombre que da vuelta a una panza llena, etc.
The second comparison is perhaps one which a great poet might make.
La segunda comparación es quizás una que un gran poeta podría hacer.
In seeing the works through the press I have had the invaluable assistance of Mr. A. T. Bartholomew of the University Library, Cambridge, and of Mr. Donald S. Robertson, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Al supervisar la publicación de las obras he contado con la inestimable ayuda del Sr. A. T. Bartholomew de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Cambridge, y del Sr. Donald S. Robertson, Fellow del Trinity College de Cambridge.
To both these friends I give my most cordial thanks for the care and skill exercised by them.
A ambos amigos les expreso mi más cordial agradecimiento por el cuidado y la habilidad que han demostrado.
Mr. Robertson has found time for the labour of checking and correcting all the quotations from and references to the "Iliad" and "Odyssey," and I believe that it could not have been better performed.
El Sr. Robertson ha encontrado tiempo para la labor de verificar y corregir todas las citas y referencias a la "Ilíada" y la "Odisea", y creo que no podría haberse realizado mejor.
It was, I know, a pleasure for him; and it would have been a pleasure also for Butler if he could have known that his work was being shepherded by the son of his old friend, Mr. H. R. Robertson, who more than half a century ago was a fellow-student with him at Cary's School of Art in Streatham Street, Bloomsbury.
Fue, lo sé, un placer para él; y también habría sido un placer para Butler si hubiera podido saber que su obra estaba siendo guiada por el hijo de su viejo amigo, el Sr. H. R. Robertson, quien hace más de medio siglo fue condiscípulo suyo en la Escuela de Arte de Cary en Streatham Street, Bloomsbury.
HENRY FESTING JONES.
HENRY FESTING JONES.
120 MAIDA VALE, W.9.
120 MAIDA VALE, W.9.
4th _December_, 1921.
4 de _diciembre_ de 1921.
Vocabulary
- Parece
- It seems, it appears to be the case
- que
- That, which; conjunction connecting clauses
- en
- In, on, at; common preposition of location
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- intervalo
- Interval, gap, period of time between events
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating position
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- publicación
- Publication, the act of publishing a work
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- Autora
- Female author, woman who writes literary works
- Traducción
- Translation, converting text to another language
- había
- Had; past perfect auxiliary verb form
- cambiado
- Changed, altered; past participle of cambiar
- opinión
- Opinion, personal view or judgment held
- pues
- Well, then, because; discourse connector word
- primer
- First; shortened masculine form before noun
- caso
- Case, instance, situation or example described
- comparación
- Comparison, act of comparing two or more things
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- panza
- Belly, paunch; informal word for stomach area
- llena
- Full, filled; feminine adjective describing fullness
- segundo
- Second; ordinal number indicating second position
- hombre
- Man, male adult human being
- da
- Gives; third person singular present of dar
- vuelta
- Turn, return, revolution around something
- segunda
- Second; feminine ordinal number form
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe; expresses uncertainty or possibility
- gran
- Great, big; shortened form before noun
- poeta
- Poet, person who writes poetry professionally
- podría
- Could, might; conditional form of poder
- hacer
- To do, to make; very common Spanish verb
- supervisar
- To supervise, oversee, manage someone's work
- obras
- Works, literary or artistic creations produced
- contado
- Counted, relied on; past participle of contar
- inestimable
- Invaluable, priceless; of immeasurable worth or help
- ayuda
- Help, assistance, support provided to someone
- Biblioteca
- Library, institution housing collections of books
- Universidad
- University, institution of higher education
- ambos
- Both; referring to two previously mentioned people
- amigos
- Friends, people with whom one has friendship
- expreso
- I express; first person singular of expresar
- más
- More, most; comparative adverb of quantity
- cordial
- Cordial, warm, sincerely friendly in manner
- agradecimiento
- Gratitude, thankfulness expressed toward someone
- por
- For, by, through; versatile Spanish preposition
- cuidado
- Care, attention, carefulness applied to a task
- habilidad
- Skill, ability, competence in performing tasks
- demostrado
- Demonstrated, shown; past participle of demostrar
- encontrado
- Found, encountered; past participle of encontrar
- tiempo
- Time, weather; common and versatile Spanish noun
- labor
- Labor, work, task undertaken with effort
- verificar
- To verify, check, confirm accuracy of information
- corregir
- To correct, fix errors in text or work
- todas
- All, every; feminine plural form of todo
- citas
- Quotes, citations; references from other texts
- referencias
- References, citations pointing to source material
- creo
- I believe, I think; first person of creer
- no
- No, not; basic negation in Spanish
- haberse
- To have (reflexive infinitive); auxiliary verb form
- realizado
- Accomplished, carried out; past participle of realizar
- mejor
- Better, best; comparative adjective or adverb
- Fue
- Was, went; third person singular preterite
- sé
- I know; first person singular of saber
- placer
- Pleasure, enjoyment, delight in doing something
- también
- Also, too, as well; additive adverb
- habría
- Would have; conditional form of haber
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clause
- hubiera
- Had (subjunctive); past subjunctive of haber
- podido
- Been able; past participle of poder
- saber
- To know facts or information; common verb
- su
- His, her, its, your, their; possessive adjective
- obra
- Work, literary or artistic creation produced
- estaba
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- siendo
- Being; present participle of ser
- guiada
- Guided, led; feminine past participle of guiar
- hijo
- Son, male child of a parent
- viejo
- Old, elderly; adjective describing age
- quien
- Who, whom; relative pronoun referring to person
- hace
- Makes, does, ago; versatile verb form
- medio
- Half, middle, medium; adjective or noun
- siglo
- Century, period of one hundred years
- suyo
- His, hers, yours, theirs; possessive pronoun
- Escuela
- School, educational institution for learning
- Arte
- Art, creative expression through visual or other media
- diciembre
- December, twelfth month of the year
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