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.
Sans donc prétendre un seul instant que les érudits acquiescent généralement à mes conclusions, j'agirai en pensant qu'ils ont peu de chances de me contredire au point qu'il me serait nécessaire de répondre, et je me bornerai à traduire l'« Odyssée » pour les lecteurs anglais, avec les notes que je pense utiles.
Among these I would especially call attention to one on xxii. 465-473 which Lord Grimthorpe has kindly allowed me to make public.
Parmi celles-ci, je voudrais tout particulièrement attirer l'attention sur une note relative au chant xxii, 465-473, que Lord Grimthorpe a eu la bonté de m'autoriser à rendre publique.
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.
J'ai repris plusieurs des illustrations utilisées dans « L'Auteure de l'Odyssée », et j'en ai ajouté deux qui, je l'espère, permettront au lecteur de se représenter plus vivement la cour extérieure de la maison d'Ulysse.
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.
Je tiens à préciser que la présence d'un homme et d'un chien dans l'une des illustrations est fortuite, et que je ne l'ai remarquée qu'au moment où j'ai développé le négatif.
In an appendix I have also reprinted the paragraphs explanatory of the plan of Ulysses' house, together with the plan itself.
En annexe, j'ai également reproduit les paragraphes explicatifs du plan de la maison d'Ulysse, ainsi que le plan lui-même.
The reader is recommended to study this plan with some attention.
Il est recommandé au lecteur d'étudier ce plan avec une certaine attention.
Vocabulary
- Sans
- Without; lacking or deprived of something.
- donc
- Therefore; consequently; as a result.
- prétendre
- To claim; to allege; to assert something.
- un
- A; one; indefinite article or numeral.
- seul
- Alone; only; solitary or sole.
- instant
- Moment; instant; a brief period of time.
- que
- That; which; whom; relative or conjunction.
- les
- The; definite article plural form.
- érudits
- Scholars; learned persons; erudite individuals.
- généralement
- Generally; usually; in most cases.
- mes
- My; possessive adjective first person plural.
- conclusions
- Conclusions; final decisions or results.
- en
- In; on; preposition or pronoun particle.
- pensant
- Thinking; considering; present participle of penser.
- qu
- That; which; contraction of que.
- ils
- They; third person masculine plural pronoun.
- ont
- Have; possess; third person plural avoir.
- peu
- Little; few; small amount or quantity.
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession.
- chances
- Chances; opportunities; likelihood or probability.
- me
- Me; myself; first person pronoun object.
- contredire
- Contradict; dispute; argue against or deny.
- au
- To the; at the; contraction.
- point
- Point; degree; extent or level.
- il
- It; he; third person singular pronoun.
- serait
- Would be; conditional form of être.
- nécessaire
- Necessary; required; essential or needed.
- répondre
- Answer; respond; reply to something.
- et
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases.
- je
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- traduire
- Translate; convert into another language.
- pour
- For; to; in order to; preposition.
- lecteurs
- Readers; persons who read; audience.
- anglais
- English; relating to England or language.
- avec
- With; in company of; having.
- notes
- Notes; annotations; written remarks or comments.
- pense
- Think; believe; consider or suppose.
- utiles
- Useful; beneficial; helpful or practical.
- Parmi
- Among; amid; in the middle of.
- celles-ci
- These; these ones; feminine plural demonstrative.
- voudrais
- Would like; wish; desire; conditional.
- tout
- All; everything; whole; complete.
- particulièrement
- Particularly; especially; in particular; specifically.
- attirer
- Attract; draw; pull toward or appeal.
- attention
- Attention; notice; care or consideration.
- sur
- On; upon; over; preposition.
- une
- A; one; indefinite article feminine.
- note
- Note; annotation; written remark or comment.
- relative
- Relative; related; concerning or regarding.
- chant
- Song; singing; canto or section.
- eu
- Had; past participle of avoir.
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular.
- bonté
- Kindness; goodness; benevolence or generosity.
- autoriser
- Authorize; permit; allow or enable.
- rendre
- Return; make; give back or render.
- publique
- Public; open to public; not private.
- ai
- Have; possess; first person singular avoir.
- repris
- Retaken; resumed; past participle of reprendre.
- plusieurs
- Several; many; more than one.
- des
- Of the; some; plural article.
- illustrations
- Illustrations; pictures; images or examples.
- utilisées
- Used; employed; past participle of utiliser.
- dans
- In; inside; within; preposition.
- Auteure
- Author; female author; woman writer.
- ajouté
- Added; included; past participle of ajouter.
- deux
- Two; numeral; the number two.
- qui
- Who; which; what; relative pronoun.
- espère
- Hope; expect; wish; believe possible.
- lecteur
- Reader; person who reads; audience.
- se
- Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun.
- représenter
- Represent; imagine; picture mentally or depict.
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