The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 2
Several reprints of that edition have testified to the continued popularity of the work, and the necessity for the present issue shows that an acquaintance of nearly half a century has not yet wearied the public of the standard translation of the _Thousand and One Nights_.
Varias reimpresiones de esa edición han dado testimonio de la continua popularidad de la obra, y la necesidad de la presente edición demuestra que un conocimiento de casi medio siglo no ha cansado aún al público de la traducción estándar de las _Mil y una noches_.
The secret of Mr. Lane's success is to be found partly in the instinctive sympathy for the spirit of the East, which enabled him faithfully to reproduce the characteristic tone of the original, and partly in the rich store of illustrations of oriental life and thought contained in his Notes.
El secreto del éxito del Sr. Lane se encuentra en parte en la simpatía instintiva por el espíritu de Oriente, que le permitió reproducir fielmente el tono característico del original, y en parte en el rico caudal de ilustraciones sobre la vida y el pensamiento orientales contenidas en sus Notas.
In the various cheap versions, based upon Galland's French paraphrase, the Eastern tone and local colour is wholly wanting; and the peculiarities of life and manners, which contrast so markedly with those of the West, are left unnoted and unexplained.
En las diversas versiones económicas, basadas en la paráfrasis francesa de Galland, el tono oriental y el color local están completamente ausentes; y las peculiaridades de la vida y las costumbres, que contrastan tan marcadamente con las de Occidente, quedan sin señalar y sin explicar.
Such versions may serve in an inadequate degree to make the Arabian Nights known to those who care only for the bare stories; but educated readers, who are capable of something more than the mere enjoyment of the romance, and desire to understand the character and habits of the actors and the spectators, find in Mr. Lane's translation, and in his only, a complete satisfaction of their want.
Tales versiones pueden servir de manera insuficiente para dar a conocer las Noches Árabes a quienes solo se interesan por las historias en sí; pero los lectores instruidos, capaces de algo más que el mero disfrute del romance, y que desean comprender el carácter y las costumbres de los actores y los espectadores, encuentran en la traducción del Sr. Lane, y solo en la suya, una satisfacción completa de su necesidad.
Vocabulary
- Varias
- Several or various items or things
- reimpresiones
- Reprints of a previously published work
- de
- Of or from; basic Spanish preposition
- esa
- That; demonstrative adjective for feminine noun
- edición
- Edition or published version of a book
- han
- Have; third person plural of haber
- dado
- Given; past participle of dar
- testimonio
- Testimony or evidence supporting a claim
- continua
- Continuous or ongoing without interruption
- popularidad
- Popularity or widespread public appreciation
- obra
- Work, especially a literary or artistic creation
- necesidad
- Necessity or need for something important
- presente
- Present; current or existing at this time
- demuestra
- Demonstrates or shows something clearly
- conocimiento
- Knowledge or understanding of a subject
- casi
- Almost or nearly reaching a quantity
- medio
- Half or middle; relating to a midpoint
- siglo
- Century; a period of one hundred years
- ha
- Has; third person singular of haber
- cansado
- Tired or wearied; past participle of cansar
- aún
- Still or yet; indicates continuation of state
- público
- Public or audience; general readership or viewers
- traducción
- Translation of a text into another language
- estándar
- Standard; widely accepted or established version
- _Mil
- Thousand; part of title One Thousand Nights
- noches_
- Nights; plural of noche, referring to nighttime
- secreto
- Secret; something hidden or not widely known
- éxito
- Success or achievement of a desired outcome
- Sr
- Mr; abbreviation for señor, masculine title
- encuentra
- Finds or is found; third person singular encontrar
- parte
- Part or portion of a whole thing
- simpatía
- Sympathy or affinity felt toward something
- instintiva
- Instinctive; arising naturally without conscious thought
- por
- For or by; Spanish preposition of cause or agent
- espíritu
- Spirit or essence of a culture or place
- Oriente
- The Orient or East; Eastern lands and cultures
- le
- Him, her, or you; indirect object pronoun
- permitió
- Allowed or permitted someone to do something
- reproducir
- To reproduce or replicate something faithfully
- fielmente
- Faithfully or accurately in a loyal manner
- tono
- Tone or mood characteristic of a text
- característico
- Characteristic or typical of something specific
- original
- Original; the first or source version of work
- rico
- Rich or abundant in quality or quantity
- caudal
- Wealth or abundance of resources or information
- ilustraciones
- Illustrations or explanatory notes and examples
- sobre
- About or on; preposition indicating subject matter
- vida
- Life; daily existence and living practices
- pensamiento
- Thought or thinking; intellectual ideas and beliefs
- orientales
- Eastern or Oriental; relating to Eastern cultures
- contenidas
- Contained or included within something else
- Notas
- Notes; explanatory remarks added to a text
- diversas
- Various or diverse; differing from one another
- versiones
- Versions or editions of a translated work
- económicas
- Economical or cheap; affordable versions or editions
- basadas
- Based on; derived from a source or original
- paráfrasis
- Paraphrase; restatement of text in other words
- francesa
- French; relating to France or French language
- oriental
- Oriental; relating to the East or Eastern cultures
- color
- Color or local flavor; characteristic atmosphere
- local
- Local; pertaining to a specific place or region
- están
- Are; third person plural of estar
- completamente
- Completely or entirely without exception
- ausentes
- Absent or missing from a particular context
- peculiaridades
- Peculiarities or distinctive unusual characteristics
- costumbres
- Customs or habits of a culture or society
- contrastan
- Contrast or differ sharply from something else
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons and exclamations
- marcadamente
- Markedly or noticeably in a striking manner
- Occidente
- The West; Western countries and their cultures
- quedan
- Remain or are left; third person plural quedar
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- señalar
- To point out or indicate something specifically
- explicar
- To explain or clarify something for understanding
- Tales
- Such; referring to previously mentioned things
- pueden
- Can or are able to; third person plural poder
- servir
- To serve or be useful for a purpose
- manera
- Manner or way of doing something
- insuficiente
- Insufficient or inadequate for a given purpose
- dar
- To give; common Spanish verb of giving
- conocer
- To know or become acquainted with something
- Noches
- Nights; plural of noche used in the title
- Árabes
- Arabian or Arabic; relating to Arab culture
- quienes
- Who or whom; relative pronoun for people
- solo
- Only or just; indicating limitation or exclusivity
- interesan
- Interest or appeal to someone; third person plural
- historias
- Stories or narratives told for entertainment
- sí
- Themselves; reflexive pronoun or yes affirmation
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- lectores
- Readers; people who read books or texts
- instruidos
- Educated or instructed; having received formal learning
- capaces
- Capable or able to do something
- algo
- Something or somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity
- mero
- Mere or simple; only or nothing more than
- disfrute
- Enjoyment or pleasure derived from something
- romance
- Romance or romantic narrative story
- desean
- Desire or wish for something; third person plural
- comprender
- To understand or comprehend something fully
- carácter
- Character or nature of a person or thing
- actores
- Actors or participants playing roles in events
- espectadores
- Spectators or observers watching an event unfold
- encuentran
- Find or encounter; third person plural encontrar
- suya
- Theirs or hers; feminine possessive pronoun
- satisfacción
- Satisfaction or fulfillment of a desire or need
- completa
- Complete or full; lacking nothing essential
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