The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 6
The public appreciation of these notes, and of the advantage of correctly-written foreign words, is, I conceive, proved by the call for the present edition.
Il pubblico apprezzamento di queste note, e del vantaggio delle parole straniere scritte correttamente, è, a mio avviso, dimostrato dalla richiesta della presente edizione.
On the subject of the mode of writing oriental words in European characters, I need say little, for the controversy has well nigh died out.
Sul tema del modo di scrivere le parole orientali con caratteri europei, ho poco da dire, poiché la controversia è quasi del tutto sopita.
The present generation does not regard antiquated blunders as "the familiar names of childhood," but rather strives to attain accuracy in all things; and those few who still cling to "Mahomet" or "Mahomed" should consistently exhume the forgotten "Mahound" of the Crusades.
La generazione attuale non considera gli errori antiquati come «i nomi familiari dell'infanzia», ma piuttosto si sforza di raggiungere la precisione in ogni cosa; e quei pochi che ancora si aggrappano a «Mahomet» o «Mahomed» dovrebbero coerentemente dissotterrare il dimenticato «Mahound» delle Crociate.
The translator's views respecting the origin and literary history of "The Thousand and One Nights" will be found fully expressed in the Review at the end of the third volume.
Le opinioni del traduttore riguardo all'origine e alla storia letteraria de «Le Mille e una Notte» si trovano pienamente espresse nella Rassegna alla fine del terzo volume.
In his original preface, he stated, "The remarks which I here submit to the reader, being written when only one-third of the work to which they principally relate is printed, must unavoidably be more defective than they would be if reserved until a later period.
Nella sua prefazione originale, egli dichiarò: «Le osservazioni che qui sottopongo al lettore, essendo state scritte quando soltanto un terzo dell'opera a cui si riferiscono principalmente è stato stampato, devono necessariamente essere più incomplete di quanto sarebbero se riservate a un periodo successivo.
During the progress of the publication I may be enabled to form clearer and more complete views of the several subjects which might with propriety be fully discussed at the head of my translation, and I think it better, therefore, to append at the close of the work many observations which I originally intended to prefix to the first volume."
Nel corso della pubblicazione potrei essere in grado di formarmi idee più chiare e complete sui vari argomenti che potrebbero opportunamente essere trattati in modo esauriente all'inizio della mia traduzione, e ritengo pertanto preferibile aggiungere alla fine dell'opera molte osservazioni che originariamente intendevo premettere al primo volume.»
Vocabulary
- pubblico
- pubblico — The public; an audience or general population
- apprezzamento
- apprezzamento — Appreciation; recognition of value or quality
- queste
- queste — Feminine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these'
- note
- note — Notes; written remarks or annotations
- vantaggio
- vantaggio — Advantage; a beneficial or favorable circumstance
- parole
- parole — Words; units of spoken or written language
- straniere
- straniere — Foreign; belonging to another country or language
- scritte
- scritte — Written; past participle of 'scrivere', to write
- correttamente
- correttamente — Correctly; in an accurate or proper manner
- avviso
- avviso — Opinion, notice, or advice given to someone
- dimostrato
- dimostrato — Demonstrated; shown or proven clearly
- richiesta
- richiesta — Request or demand; act of asking for something
- presente
- presente — Present; current, or this particular thing
- edizione
- edizione — Edition; a published version of a book or work
- tema
- tema — Theme or topic; the main subject of discussion
- modo
- modo — Way, manner, or method of doing something
- scrivere
- scrivere — To write; the infinitive form of the verb
- orientali
- orientali — Eastern; relating to the Orient or eastern regions
- caratteri
- caratteri — Characters; letters or symbols used in writing
- europei
- europei — European; relating to Europe or its peoples
- poco
- poco — Little; a small amount or degree of something
- dire
- dire — To say or tell; infinitive of the verb
- poiché
- poiché — Since or because; conjunction indicating cause
- controversia
- controversia — Controversy; a prolonged public dispute or debate
- quasi
- quasi — Almost or nearly; not quite completely
- tutto
- tutto — All, everything, or entirely
- sopita
- sopita — Lulled, quieted, or put to rest; subdued
- generazione
- generazione — Generation; a group of people born in the same era
- attuale
- attuale — Current or present; existing at this time
- considera
- considera — Considers; thinks about or regards something
- errori
- errori — Errors or mistakes; incorrect actions or beliefs
- antiquati
- antiquati — Antiquated; outdated or no longer in common use
- nomi
- nomi — Names or nouns; words identifying people or things
- familiari
- familiari — Familiar; well-known, informal, or family-related
- infanzia
- infanzia — Childhood; the early period of a person's life
- piuttosto
- piuttosto — Rather or instead; expressing preference or contrast
- sforza
- sforza — Strives or makes an effort to achieve something
- raggiungere
- raggiungere — To reach or achieve; to attain a goal or place
- precisione
- precisione — Precision or accuracy; exactness in detail
- ogni
- ogni — Every or each; referring to all individual items
- cosa
- cosa — Thing; an object or matter of any kind
- quei
- quei — Masculine plural demonstrative adjective meaning 'those'
- pochi
- pochi — Few; a small number of people or things
- ancora
- ancora — Still or yet; continuing up to the present time
- aggrappano
- aggrappano — Cling or hold on tightly to something
- dovrebbero
- dovrebbero — They should; third person plural conditional of 'dovere'
- coerentemente
- coerentemente — Consistently or coherently; in a logically connected manner
- dissotterrare
- dissotterrare — To unearth or dig up something buried or forgotten
- dimenticato
- dimenticato — Forgotten; no longer remembered or in use
- Crociate
- Crociate — Crusades; medieval religious military expeditions to Holy Land
- opinioni
- opinioni — Opinions; personal views or judgments on a subject
- traduttore
- traduttore — Translator; a person who renders text into another language
- riguardo
- riguardo — Regard or concern; used in phrases meaning 'regarding'
- origine
- origine — Origin; the starting point or source of something
- storia
- storia — History or story; a narrative or historical account
- letteraria
- letteraria — Literary; relating to literature or written works
- Mille
- mille — Thousand; the number 1000 in Italian
- Notte
- notte — Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
- trovano
- trovano — They find or are found; third person plural of 'trovare'
- pienamente
- pienamente — Fully or completely; to the greatest possible extent
- espresse
- espresse — Expressed; communicated or conveyed in words
- Rassegna
- rassegna — Review or survey; a critical examination of works
- fine
- fine — End or conclusion; the last part of something
- terzo
- terzo — Third; ordinal number indicating position three
- volume
- volume — Volume; a book or a single book in a series
- prefazione
- prefazione — Preface; an introductory section of a book
- originale
- originale — Original; the first or initial version of something
- egli
- egli — He; formal third person masculine singular pronoun
- dichiarò
- dichiarò — Declared or stated; past tense of 'dichiarare'
- osservazioni
- osservazioni — Observations or remarks; noted comments on a subject
- qui
- qui — Here; in this place or at this point
- sottopongo
- sottopongo — I submit or present; first person of 'sottoporre'
- lettore
- lettore — Reader; a person who reads a text or book
- essendo
- essendo — Being; gerund of 'essere', used in compound forms
- quando
- quando — When; a conjunction or adverb indicating time
- soltanto
- soltanto — Only or merely; limiting to a single thing
- opera
- opera — Work; a literary, artistic, or musical creation
- cui
- cui — Relative pronoun meaning 'whom', 'which', or 'whose'
- riferiscono
- riferiscono — They refer; third person plural of 'riferirsi'
- principalmente
- principalmente — Mainly or primarily; above all other considerations
- stato
- stato — Been or state; past participle of 'essere'
- stampato
- stampato — Printed; past participle of 'stampare', to print
- devono
- devono — They must; third person plural present of 'dovere'
- necessariamente
- necessariamente — Necessarily; as an unavoidable result or conclusion
- essere
- essere — To be; the infinitive of the fundamental Italian verb
- più
- più — More; used in comparisons or to indicate greater degree
- incomplete
- incomplete — Incomplete; not finished or lacking necessary parts
- quanto
- quanto — How much or as much as; used in comparisons
- sarebbero
- sarebbero — They would be; conditional third person plural of 'essere'
- se
- se — If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- riservate
- riservate — Reserved or saved for a later time or purpose
- periodo
- periodo — Period; a length of time or grammatical sentence
- successivo
- successivo — Subsequent or following; coming after in sequence
- corso
- corso — Course; the progression or duration of something
- pubblicazione
- pubblicazione — Publication; the act or result of publishing a work
- potrei
- potrei — I could; first person conditional of 'potere'
- grado
- grado — Degree or ability; level or capacity to do something
- formarmi
- formarmi — To form for myself; reflexive infinitive of 'formare'
- idee
- idee — Ideas; thoughts or mental conceptions about something
- chiare
- chiare — Clear; easy to understand or perceive
- complete
- complete — Complete; having all necessary parts or information
- vari
- vari — Various; several different kinds or types
- argomenti
- argomenti — Topics or arguments; subjects discussed or debated
- potrebbero
- potrebbero — They could; conditional third person plural of 'potere'
- opportunamente
- opportunamente — Appropriately or suitably; at the right time or manner
- trattati
- trattati — Treated or dealt with; discussed or handled in text
- esauriente
- esauriente — Exhaustive or thorough; covering a topic completely
- inizio
- inizio — Beginning or start; the first part of something
- traduzione
- traduzione — Translation; converting text from one language to another
- ritengo
- ritengo — I consider or believe; first person of 'ritenere'
- pertanto
- pertanto — Therefore or consequently; indicating a logical conclusion
- preferibile
- preferibile — Preferable; more desirable or suitable than an alternative
- aggiungere
- aggiungere — To add; to include something additional
- molte
- molte — Many; a large number of feminine plural things
- originariamente
- originariamente — Originally; at the beginning or in the first instance
- intendevo
- intendevo — I intended; imperfect first person of 'intendere'
- premettere
- premettere — To preface or premise; to state something beforehand
- primo
- primo — First; the ordinal number indicating position one
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