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_.
Várias reimpressões daquela edição atestaram a popularidade contínua da obra, e a necessidade da presente edição mostra que um conhecimento de quase meio século ainda não cansou o público da tradução canônica das _Mil e Uma Noites_.
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.
O segredo do sucesso do Sr. Lane está em parte na simpatia instintiva pelo espírito do Oriente, que lhe permitiu reproduzir fielmente o tom característico do original, e em parte no rico acervo de ilustrações da vida e do pensamento orientais contidos em suas 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.
Nas diversas versões baratas, baseadas na paráfrase francesa de Galland, o tom oriental e a cor local estão completamente ausentes; e as peculiaridades da vida e dos costumes, que contrastam tão marcadamente com os do Ocidente, são deixadas sem registro e sem explicação.
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.
Tais versões podem servir de maneira inadequada para dar a conhecer as Noites Árabes àqueles que se interessam apenas pelas histórias em si; mas os leitores instruídos, que são capazes de algo mais do que o simples deleite do romance, e desejam compreender o caráter e os hábitos dos atores e dos espectadores, encontram na tradução do Sr. Lane, e somente nela, uma satisfação completa de sua necessidade.
Vocabulary
- Várias
- Several or various items or examples
- reimpressões
- Reprintings of a book or publication
- daquela
- Contraction of 'de' and 'aquela,' meaning 'of that'
- edição
- Edition or published version of a work
- atestaram
- Attested or confirmed something as true
- popularidade
- The state of being widely liked or admired
- contínua
- Continuous or ongoing without interruption
- obra
- A literary or artistic work or creation
- necessidade
- A need or requirement for something
- presente
- Present or current; also a gift
- mostra
- Shows or demonstrates something clearly
- conhecimento
- Knowledge or understanding of a subject
- quase
- Almost or nearly reaching a certain point
- meio
- Half or middle; also a means or medium
- século
- A period of one hundred years; a century
- ainda
- Still or yet, indicating continuity over time
- cansou
- Tired or wearied someone; past tense of 'cansar'
- público
- The general public or audience of readers
- tradução
- A translation of a text into another language
- canônica
- Canonical or regarded as authoritative and standard
- segredo
- A secret or hidden reason behind something
- sucesso
- Success or achievement of a desired outcome
- Sr.
- Abbreviation for 'Senhor,' meaning 'Mr.' in Portuguese
- parte
- A part, portion, or share of something larger
- simpatia
- Sympathy or natural affinity toward something or someone
- instintiva
- Instinctive or arising naturally without conscious reasoning
- espírito
- Spirit, essence, or defining character of something
- Oriente
- The Orient or Eastern world and its cultures
- lhe
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him,' 'to her'
- permitiu
- Permitted or allowed someone to do something
- reproduzir
- To reproduce or faithfully replicate something original
- fielmente
- Faithfully or accurately, with fidelity to the original
- tom
- Tone or overall mood of a piece of writing
- característico
- Characteristic or distinctive of a particular style
- original
- The original source text or work itself
- rico
- Rich or abundant in content, detail, or value
- acervo
- A collection or repository of materials or information
- ilustrações
- Illustrations or examples that clarify a subject
- vida
- Life or daily living in a particular culture
- pensamento
- Thought or a way of thinking about things
- orientais
- Eastern or relating to Oriental cultures and peoples
- contidos
- Contained or included within a particular source
- Notas
- Notes or scholarly annotations added to a text
- diversas
- Various or diverse in kind or origin
- versões
- Versions or variants of a text or story
- baratas
- Cheap or inexpensive editions of a publication
- baseadas
- Based on or derived from a particular source
- paráfrase
- A paraphrase or loose retelling of original text
- francesa
- French; relating to France or the French language
- oriental
- Eastern or characteristic of Oriental cultures
- cor
- Color or local color; vivid cultural atmosphere
- local
- Local; pertaining to a specific place or setting
- completamente
- Completely or entirely without exception or remainder
- ausentes
- Absent or missing from a text or context
- peculiaridades
- Peculiarities or distinctive unusual characteristics of something
- costumes
- Customs or habitual practices of a culture
- contrastam
- Contrast or differ markedly from something else
- tão
- So or as, indicating degree or comparison
- marcadamente
- Markedly or noticeably in a striking manner
- Ocidente
- The West or Western world and its cultures
- deixadas
- Left or omitted without attention or record
- sem
- Preposition meaning 'without' in Portuguese
- registro
- A record or notation of something for reference
- explicação
- An explanation or clarification of something complex
- Tais
- Such or those (demonstrative adjective referring back)
- servir
- To serve or function as a particular purpose
- maneira
- A manner, way, or method of doing something
- inadequada
- Inadequate or insufficient for a particular purpose
- dar
- To give or provide something to someone
- conhecer
- To come to know or become acquainted with something
- Árabes
- Arabic or Arabian; relating to Arab culture
- àqueles
- To those; contraction of 'a' and 'aqueles'
- interessam
- Are interested in or care about something
- apenas
- Only or merely, limiting scope or extent
- histórias
- Stories or narratives told for entertainment
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'itself'
- mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' indicating contrast
- leitores
- Readers or those who read books and texts
- instruídos
- Educated or well-informed about a subject
- capazes
- Capable or able to do or appreciate something
- algo
- Something or somewhat more than the minimum
- mais
- More or additionally beyond what already exists
- simples
- Simple or straightforward without complexity or depth
- deleite
- Delight or pleasure derived from an enjoyable experience
- romance
- A novel or romantic narrative story
- desejam
- Desire or wish for something specific
- compreender
- To understand or comprehend something fully
- caráter
- Character or defining traits of a person or culture
- hábitos
- Habits or regular customs of a group of people
- atores
- Actors or participants in a story or event
- espectadores
- Spectators or observers watching an event unfold
- encontram
- Find or encounter something they are seeking
- somente
- Only or solely, excluding all other possibilities
- nela
- Contraction of 'em' and 'ela,' meaning 'in it'
- satisfação
- Satisfaction or fulfillment of a need or desire
- completa
- Complete or total without anything missing
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