The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 4
Lane's appreciation of this picture, and the wealth of illustration lavished upon it in his Notes, that render his edition the most complete commentary we possess on Muslim life and manners, religion and literature, and make it an indispensable supplement to his famous _Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians_.
Lanes Wertschätzung dieses Werkes und die Fülle der Illustrationen, die er in seinen Anmerkungen darauf verwendet hat, machen seine Ausgabe zum vollständigsten Kommentar, den wir über das muslimische Leben und die muslimischen Sitten, Religion und Literatur besitzen, und machen sie zu einem unentbehrlichen Ergänzungswerk zu seinem berühmten _Bericht über die Sitten und Gebräuche der modernen Ägypter_.
The poetry of Eastern life is rapidly fading away under the effacing touch of European civilisation; the characteristic society in which an Haroon-Er-Rasheed, an Aboo-Nuwas, a Káfoor, a Saladin, or a Kaït-Bey, revelled and jested and conquered, is fast becoming matter of history rather than of experience, a field for the antiquary instead of the traveller; and it is well that we can reconstruct it in the pages of the _Thousand and One Nights_, whose compiler saw it when it was still almost in its Golden Prime, and in the _Modern Egyptians_, whose author knew it when it still preserved the romantic character which has charmed and fascinated readers of every age and condition.
Die Poesie des östlichen Lebens verblasst rasch unter dem auslöschenden Einfluss der europäischen Zivilisation; die charakteristische Gesellschaft, in der ein Haroon-Er-Rasheed, ein Aboo-Nuwas, ein Káfoor, ein Saladin oder ein Kaït-Bey schwelgte, scherzte und siegte, wird schnell zur Angelegenheit der Geschichte statt der Erfahrung, zu einem Feld für den Altertumsforscher statt für den Reisenden; und es ist gut, dass wir sie in den Seiten der _Tausend und einen Nacht_ rekonstruieren können, deren Verfasser sie sah, als sie noch fast in ihrer goldenen Blütezeit war, und in den _Modernen Ägyptern_, deren Autor sie kannte, als sie noch den romantischen Charakter bewahrte, der Leser jeden Alters und jeden Standes bezaubert und fasziniert hat.
STANLEY LANE-POOLE.
STANLEY LANE-POOLE.
THE DAY OF TELL-EL-KEBEER, 1882.
DER TAG VON TELL-EL-KEBEER, 1882.
THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
VORWORT DES HERAUSGEBERS.
A new edition of this work having been required, Mr. Lane was requested to undertake the correction of the press.
Da eine neue Ausgabe dieses Werkes erforderlich war, wurde Herr Lane gebeten, die Druckkorrektur zu übernehmen.
But severe literary labours allowing him no leisure for this object, he named me, as his pupil in the study of Arabic, familiar with his writings, and for many years resident with him in Cairo, to fill, in some measure, his place.
Da ihm jedoch schwere literarische Arbeiten keine Muße für dieses Vorhaben ließen, nannte er mich, als seinen Schüler im Studium des Arabischen, vertraut mit seinen Schriften und seit vielen Jahren mit ihm in Kairo ansässig, um in gewissem Maße seinen Platz einzunehmen.
Vocabulary
- Wertschätzung
- Appreciation or high regard for something
- dieses
- This (demonstrative pronoun, genitive form)
- Werkes
- Of the work; genitive form of Werk
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- die
- The; definite article, feminine or plural
- Fülle
- Abundance or wealth of something
- der
- The; definite article, masculine or genitive
- Illustrationen
- Illustrations; images accompanying a text
- er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- in
- In; basic preposition of location or inclusion
- seinen
- His; possessive pronoun, accusative masculine plural
- Anmerkungen
- Annotations or notes added to a text
- darauf
- On it or thereupon; adverb indicating reference
- verwendet
- Used or employed; past participle of verwenden
- hat
- Has; auxiliary verb forming present perfect
- machen
- To make or to do; common German verb
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun, nominative feminine form
- Ausgabe
- Edition or issue of a publication
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu and dem
- vollständigsten
- Most complete; superlative form of vollständig
- Kommentar
- Commentary or explanatory notes on a work
- den
- The; accusative definite article, masculine
- wir
- We; first-person plural pronoun
- über
- About or over; preposition indicating topic or position
- das
- The; definite article, neuter nominative or accusative
- muslimische
- Muslim; adjective describing Islamic culture or people
- Leben
- Life or living; central noun in German
- muslimischen
- Muslim; adjective in declined form
- Sitten
- Customs or moral practices of a society
- Religion
- Religion; organized system of belief and worship
- Literatur
- Literature; written works of artistic or scholarly value
- besitzen
- To possess or own something
- sie
- She, they, or you (formal); pronoun
- zu
- To or too; preposition or infinitive marker
- einem
- A or an; indefinite article, dative form
- unentbehrlichen
- Indispensable or essential; cannot be done without
- Ergänzungswerk
- Supplementary work complementing another publication
- seinem
- His or its; possessive pronoun, dative form
- berühmten
- Famous or renowned; adjective in declined form
- _Bericht
- Report or account; title word indicating narrative
- Gebräuche
- Customs or habitual practices of a people
- modernen
- Modern; adjective in declined form
- Ägypter_
- Egyptians; referring to people of Egypt
- Die
- The; definite article, feminine or plural nominative
- Poesie
- Poetry; literary art form using verse
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article
- östlichen
- Eastern; adjective in declined form
- Lebens
- Of life; genitive form of Leben
- verblasst
- Fades or grows pale; loses vividness over time
- rasch
- Quickly or rapidly; adverb of speed
- unter
- Under or among; preposition of location
- dem
- The; dative definite article
- auslöschenden
- Extinguishing or obliterating; erasing influence
- Einfluss
- Influence or impact on something
- europäischen
- European; adjective in declined form
- Zivilisation
- Civilization; advanced stage of human society
- charakteristische
- Characteristic or typical; defining quality
- Gesellschaft
- Society or company; group of people
- ein
- A or an; indefinite article, neuter nominative
- oder
- Or; coordinating conjunction offering alternatives
- schwelgte
- Reveled or indulged; past tense of schwelgen
- scherzte
- Joked or jested; past tense of scherzen
- siegte
- Triumphed or won; past tense of siegen
- wird
- Will become or becomes; future auxiliary verb
- schnell
- Fast or quickly; common German adverb
- zur
- To the; contraction of zu and der
- Angelegenheit
- Matter or affair; something requiring attention
- Geschichte
- History or story; narrative of past events
- statt
- Instead of; preposition of substitution
- Erfahrung
- Experience; knowledge gained through practice
- Feld
- Field; area of activity or open land
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- Altertumsforscher
- Antiquarian or archaeologist studying ancient things
- Reisenden
- Travelers; people journeying to other places
- es
- It; neuter third-person singular pronoun
- ist
- Is; third-person singular of sein (to be)
- gut
- Good; positive quality or condition
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- Seiten
- Pages or sides; plural of Seite
- _Tausend
- Thousand; beginning of Thousand and One Nights title
- einen
- A or one; indefinite article, accusative masculine
- Nacht_
- Night; as in Thousand and One Nights
- rekonstruieren
- To reconstruct or rebuild something from evidence
- können
- Can or to be able to; modal verb
- deren
- Whose or of which; relative pronoun genitive
- Verfasser
- Author or composer of a written work
- sah
- Saw; simple past tense of sehen
- als
- As or when; conjunction of comparison or time
- noch
- Still or yet; adverb indicating continuation
- fast
- Almost or nearly; adverb of approximation
- ihrer
- Their or her; possessive pronoun, genitive form
- goldenen
- Golden; adjective in declined form
- Blütezeit
- Golden age or heyday; period of greatest flourishing
- war
- Was; simple past tense of sein
- _Modernen
- Modern; title word referring to modern Egyptians
- Ägyptern_
- Egyptians; dative plural, title reference
- Autor
- Author; person who writes a text
- kannte
- Knew; simple past of kennen
- romantischen
- Romantic; adjective describing idealized character
- Charakter
- Character or personality; defining traits of someone
- bewahrte
- Preserved or kept; past tense of bewahren
- Leser
- Reader; person who reads a text
- jeden
- Every or each; indefinite pronoun accusative form
- Alters
- Of age; genitive form of Alter
- Standes
- Of rank or class; genitive form of Stand
- bezaubert
- Enchanted or charmed; captivates completely
- fasziniert
- Fascinated; held in great interest or wonder
- DER
- The; definite article in uppercase heading context
- TAG
- Day; unit of time or a specific day
- VON
- Of or from; preposition in uppercase heading
- VORWORT
- Foreword or preface; introductory text of a book
- DES
- Of the; genitive article in uppercase heading
- HERAUSGEBERS
- Of the editor; person who prepares a publication
- Da
- Since or there; conjunction or adverb of reason
- eine
- A or an; indefinite article, feminine nominative
- neue
- New; adjective in declined form
- erforderlich
- Required or necessary; something that must be done
- wurde
- Became or was; simple past of werden
- Herr
- Mr. or gentleman; formal address for a man
- gebeten
- Asked or requested; past participle of bitten
- Druckkorrektur
- Proofreading; correction of printing errors
- übernehmen
- To take over or assume responsibility for something
- ihm
- Him or to him; dative personal pronoun
- jedoch
- However or nevertheless; conjunction showing contrast
- schwere
- Heavy or difficult; adjective in declined form
- literarische
- Literary; relating to literature or writing
- Arbeiten
- Works or tasks; plural of Arbeit
- keine
- No or none; negating article or pronoun
- Muße
- Leisure or free time; opportunity without rush
- Vorhaben
- Plan or intention; something one intends to do
- ließen
- Let or allowed; simple past plural of lassen
- nannte
- Named or called; simple past of nennen
- mich
- Me; accusative first-person singular pronoun
- Schüler
- Student or pupil; person learning from a teacher
- im
- In the; contraction of in and dem
- Studium
- Study or academic study at university level
- Arabischen
- Arabic; the Arabic language in declined form
- vertraut
- Familiar or acquainted; well-known to someone
- mit
- With; preposition of accompaniment or means
- Schriften
- Writings or scripts; plural of Schrift
- seit
- Since or for; preposition of time duration
- vielen
- Many; indefinite pronoun or adjective, dative form
- Jahren
- Years; dative plural of Jahr
- ansässig
- Resident or settled; living permanently in a place
- um
- Around or in order to; preposition or conjunction
- gewissem
- Certain or some; indefinite adjective, dative form
- Maße
- Measure or degree; extent to which something applies
- Platz
- Place or space; position or seat
- einzunehmen
- To take up or occupy a place or role
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