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_.
La apreciación de Lane de este cuadro, y la riqueza de ilustraciones prodigadas en sus Notas, son las que hacen de su edición el comentario más completo que poseemos sobre la vida y las costumbres musulmanas, la religión y la literatura, y lo convierten en un suplemento indispensable para su famosa _Descripción de los Usos y Costumbres de los Egipcios Modernos_.
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.
La poesía de la vida oriental se está desvaneciendo rápidamente bajo el efecto devastador de la civilización europea; la sociedad característica en la que un Harún al-Rashid, un Abú Nuwas, un Káfoor, un Saladino o un Kaït-Bey se regocijaban, bromeaban y conquistaban, se está convirtiendo velozmente en materia de historia más que de experiencia, en un campo para el anticuario en lugar del viajero; y es bueno que podamos reconstruirla en las páginas de las _Mil y una noches_, cuyo compilador la vio cuando todavía se hallaba casi en su Edad de Oro, y en los _Egipcios Modernos_, cuyo autor la conoció cuando aún conservaba el carácter romántico que ha encantado y fascinado a lectores de todas las épocas y condiciones.
STANLEY LANE-POOLE.
STANLEY LANE-POOLE.
THE DAY OF TELL-EL-KEBEER, 1882.
EL DÍA DE TELL-EL-KEBEER, 1882.
THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
PREFACIO DEL EDITOR.
A new edition of this work having been required, Mr. Lane was requested to undertake the correction of the press.
Habiéndose requerido una nueva edición de esta obra, se le pidió al señor Lane que se encargara de la corrección de imprenta.
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.
Pero como sus arduas labores literarias no le dejaban tiempo libre para este propósito, me designó a mí, en calidad de su discípulo en el estudio del árabe, familiarizado con sus escritos y residente junto a él en El Cairo durante muchos años, para ocupar, en cierta medida, su lugar.
Vocabulary
- apreciación
- Appreciation or recognition of value or quality
- este
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'this'
- cuadro
- Picture, painting, or descriptive tableau
- riqueza
- Richness, wealth, or abundance of something
- ilustraciones
- Illustrations or images accompanying a text
- prodigadas
- Lavishly provided or generously distributed throughout
- Notas
- Notes or annotations added to a text
- edición
- Edition or published version of a book
- comentario
- Commentary or explanatory remark on a text
- completo
- Complete, thorough, or comprehensive in coverage
- poseemos
- First-person plural of 'poseer,' meaning 'we possess'
- vida
- Life or way of living of a person or group
- costumbres
- Customs, habits, or traditions of a community
- musulmanas
- Adjective meaning 'Muslim' or relating to Islam
- religión
- Religion or system of spiritual belief and practice
- literatura
- Literature or body of written works of a culture
- convierten
- Third-person plural of 'convertir,' meaning 'make' or 'turn into'
- suplemento
- Supplement or additional material complementing a work
- indispensable
- Indispensable or absolutely necessary and essential
- famosa
- Famous or widely known and celebrated
- _Descripción
- Description or detailed account of something observed
- Usos
- Uses or established practices and customs of a people
- Costumbres
- Customs or traditional practices of a social group
- Egipcios
- Egyptians or relating to Egypt and its people
- Modernos_
- Modern or relating to contemporary times and society
- poesía
- Poetry or literary art expressed in verse form
- oriental
- Eastern or relating to the Orient and its cultures
- desvaneciendo
- Fading away, disappearing, or vanishing gradually
- rápidamente
- Rapidly or quickly, in a fast manner
- bajo
- Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath'
- efecto
- Effect or result produced by a cause or action
- devastador
- Devastating or causing great destruction and damage
- civilización
- Civilization or advanced stage of human social development
- europea
- European or relating to Europe and its culture
- sociedad
- Society or organized community of people sharing culture
- característica
- Characteristic or distinguishing feature of something
- regocijaban
- They rejoiced or delighted, past imperfect of 'regocijarse'
- bromeaban
- They joked or jested, past imperfect of 'bromear'
- conquistaban
- They conquered or won over, past imperfect of 'conquistar'
- convirtiendo
- Converting or transforming into something else, gerund form
- velozmente
- Swiftly or at great speed, in a rapid manner
- materia
- Matter, subject, or material content of a study
- historia
- History or the recorded past events of humanity
- experiencia
- Experience or knowledge gained through direct involvement
- campo
- Field or domain of study, or countryside landscape
- anticuario
- Antiquarian or specialist in antiques and historical artifacts
- lugar
- Place, location, or site where something occurs
- viajero
- Traveler or person who journeys to different places
- bueno
- Good or of positive quality, character, or nature
- podamos
- First-person plural subjunctive of 'poder,' meaning 'we can'
- reconstruirla
- To reconstruct it, rebuild or recreate something lost
- páginas
- Pages or leaves of a book or document
- noches_
- Nights or periods of darkness between sunset and dawn
- cuyo
- Relative possessive pronoun meaning 'whose' or 'of which'
- compilador
- Compiler or person who gathers and organizes texts
- todavía
- Still or yet, indicating continuation of a state
- hallaba
- Past imperfect of 'hallar,' meaning 'was found' or 'was'
- casi
- Almost or nearly, very close to but not quite
- Edad
- Age or era, as in a historical period of time
- Oro
- Gold or golden, used metaphorically for a glorious era
- autor
- Author or writer who creates a literary work
- conoció
- Preterite of 'conocer,' meaning 'met' or 'came to know'
- aún
- Still or yet, expressing continuation with accent mark
- conservaba
- Past imperfect of 'conservar,' meaning 'preserved' or 'retained'
- carácter
- Character or distinctive nature and quality of something
- romántico
- Romantic or relating to romance, idealism, and imagination
- encantado
- Enchanted or charmed, past participle of 'encantar'
- fascinado
- Fascinated or captivated, past participle of 'fascinar'
- lectores
- Readers or people who read texts or books
- épocas
- Epochs or historical periods of time and civilization
- condiciones
- Conditions or circumstances of life or social standing
- DÍA
- Day or a twenty-four hour period of time
- PREFACIO
- Preface or introductory section written before main text
- EDITOR
- Editor or person who prepares a text for publication
- Habiéndose
- Having been, reflexive perfect gerund of 'haber'
- requerido
- Required or demanded, past participle of 'requerir'
- nueva
- New or fresh, feminine form of 'nuevo'
- obra
- Work or literary and artistic creation of an author
- pidió
- Preterite of 'pedir,' meaning 'asked' or 'requested'
- señor
- Mister or gentleman, respectful title for a man
- encargara
- Past subjunctive of 'encargar,' meaning 'to take charge'
- corrección
- Correction or process of fixing errors in a text
- imprenta
- Printing press or print shop where books are made
- arduas
- Arduous or demanding, requiring great effort and energy
- labores
- Tasks or labors, work requiring sustained effort
- literarias
- Literary or relating to literature and written composition
- dejaban
- Past imperfect of 'dejar,' meaning 'left' or 'allowed'
- tiempo
- Time or weather, depending on context of use
- libre
- Free or available, not occupied or restricted
- propósito
- Purpose or intention behind an action or decision
- designó
- Preterite of 'designar,' meaning 'designated' or 'appointed'
- calidad
- Quality or capacity in which one acts or serves
- discípulo
- Disciple or student who follows and learns from someone
- estudio
- Study or the act of learning and examining a subject
- árabe
- Arabic or relating to the Arab language and people
- familiarizado
- Familiarized or acquainted with something through experience
- escritos
- Writings or written works produced by an author
- residente
- Resident or person living in a particular place
- junto
- Next to or together with, indicating proximity
- durante
- During or throughout a period of time
- muchos
- Many or a large number of, masculine plural form
- años
- Years or periods of twelve months each
- ocupar
- To occupy or take up a position or role
- cierta
- Certain or a particular, feminine form of 'cierto'
- medida
- Measure or extent to which something applies
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