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.
Outras dificuldades também desaparecerão assim que o desenvolvimento do poema na mente do escritor for compreendido.
I have dealt with this at some length in pp. 251-261 of "The Authoress of the Odyssey".
Tratei disso com alguma extensão nas pp. 251-261 de "A Autora da Odisseia".
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.
Resumidamente, a "Odisseia" consiste em dois poemas distintos: (1) O Regresso de Ulisses, que é o único que a Musa é convidada a cantar nas linhas de abertura do poema.
This poem includes the Phaeacian episode, and the account of Ulysses' adventures as told by himself in Books ix.-xii.
Este poema inclui o episódio dos Feácios e o relato das aventuras de Ulisses contadas por ele mesmo nos Livros ix.-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.
É composto pelos versos 1-79 (aproximadamente) do Livro i., pelo verso 28 do Livro v., e daí sem interrupção até ao meio do verso 187 do Livro xiii., ponto em que o esquema original foi abandonado.
(2) The story of Penelope and the suitors, with the episode of Telemachus' voyage to Pylos.
(2) A história de Penélope e dos pretendentes, com o episódio da viagem de Telémaco a Pilos.
Vocabulary
- Outras
- OW-trash — Other; referring to additional items or things
- dificuldades
- dee-fee-kool-DAH-desh — Difficulties; challenges or obstacles encountered
- também
- tam-BENG — Also; likewise; in addition to something else
- desaparecerão
- deh-zah-pah-reh-seh-RAO — Will disappear; future tense of to vanish
- assim
- ah-SING — Thus; so; in this way or manner
- que
- keh — That; which; a common subordinating conjunction
- desenvolvimento
- deh-zen-vol-vee-MEN-too — Development; growth or progression of something
- poema
- poo-EH-mah — Poem; a piece of literary verse writing
- mente
- MEN-cheh — Mind; the seat of thought and consciousness
- escritor
- esh-kree-TOR — Writer; a person who writes literary works
- compreendido
- kom-preh-en-DEE-doo — Understood; past participle of to comprehend
- Tratei
- trah-TAY — I dealt with; I treated or handled a topic
- alguma
- al-GOO-mah — Some; a certain amount of something
- extensão
- ex-ten-SAO — Extension; length or degree of coverage
- Autora
- ow-TOH-rah — Author; a female person who writes works
- Resumidamente
- reh-zoo-mee-dah-MEN-cheh — Briefly; in a summarized or concise manner
- consiste
- kon-SEES-cheh — Consists; is composed or made up of parts
- distintos
- dees-TEEN-toosh — Distinct; separate or clearly different from each other
- Regresso
- heh-GREH-soo — Return; the act of coming back somewhere
- único
- OO-nee-koo — Unique; one of a kind; only one existing
- convidada
- kon-vee-DAH-dah — Invited; asked or summoned to participate
- cantar
- kan-TAR — To sing; to vocalize a song or melody
- linhas
- LEE-nyash — Lines; rows of text in a written work
- abertura
- ah-ber-TOO-rah — Opening; the beginning section of a work
- inclui
- in-KLOO-ee — Includes; contains or encompasses something within
- episódio
- eh-pee-ZOH-dee-oo — Episode; a distinct section or event in narrative
- relato
- heh-LAH-too — Account; a narrative or report of events
- aventuras
- ah-ven-TOO-rash — Adventures; exciting or dangerous experiences undergone
- contadas
- kon-TAH-dash — Told; narrated or recounted by someone
- composto
- kom-POHS-too — Composed; made up of or written from parts
- versos
- VER-soosh — Verses; lines or stanzas in a poem
- aproximadamente
- ah-proh-see-mah-dah-MEN-cheh — Approximately; roughly or about a certain amount
- Livro
- LEE-vroo — Book; a written or printed literary work
- interrupção
- in-teh-hoop-SAO — Interruption; a break or pause in continuity
- meio
- MAY-oo — Middle; the central point of something
- ponto
- PON-too — Point; a specific moment or location in text
- esquema
- esh-KEH-mah — Scheme; a plan or structural outline
- original
- oh-ree-zhee-NAL — Original; the first or initial version of something
- abandonado
- ah-ban-doh-NAH-doo — Abandoned; left behind or given up entirely
- história
- ees-TOH-ree-ah — Story; a narrative account of events
- pretendentes
- preh-ten-DEN-chesh — Suitors; men seeking to marry a woman
- viagem
- vee-AH-zheng — Journey; a trip or travel to a destination
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