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The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
Thoreau's activity as a translator was firmly grounded in his classical education at Harvard; his coursework there included eight terms of Latin and eight of Greek. But the impetus for the seven literary translations collected in this volume was far broader. The shape of a particular translation is governed not only by the translator's knowledge and sensitivity, but also by contemporary assumptions about the proper method and function of translating. Thoreau's translations display the literalism sanctioned by Transcendentalist theories of translation, which posited a purer connection between the word and the nature of the thing it named in ancient and primitive languages than in English. The influence of the original language in a faithful translation, seen in both content and style, was considered positive and invigorating and is apparent in Thoreau's work.
Translation?
The Prometheus Bound.
Anacreon.
The Seven Against Thebes.
Pindar.
Fragments of Pindar.
Pindaric Odes From HM 13204
The Transmigrations of the Seven Brahmans.
Translation?
The Prometheus Bound.
Anacreon.
The Seven Against Thebes.
Pindar.
Fragments of Pindar.
Pindaric Odes From HM 13204
The Transmigrations of the Seven Brahmans.
AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)AMERICAN ESSAYS
RELEASED1987
PUBLISHERPrinceton University Press
LENGTH500
LANGUAGEEN
Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry total over 20 volumes. Among his lasting contributions were his writings on natural history and philosophy, where he anticipated the methods and findings of ecology and environmental history, two sources of modern day environmentalism. His literary style interweaves close natural observation, personal experience, pointed rhetoric, symbolic meanings, and historical lore; while displaying a poetic sensibility, philosophical austerity, and "Yankee" love of practical detail. He was also deeply interested in the idea of survival in the face of hostile elements, historical change, and natural decay; at the same time imploring one to abandon waste and illusion in order to discover life's true essential needs. ([Source][1]) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau
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The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
Thoreau's activity as a translator was firmly grounded in his classical education at Harvard; his coursework there included eight terms of Latin and eight of Greek. But the impetus for the seven literary translations collected in this volume was far broader. The shape of a particular translation is governed not only by the translator's knowledge and sensitivity, but also by contemporary assumptions about the proper method and function of translating. Thoreau's translations display the literalism sanctioned by Transcendentalist theories of translation, which posited a purer connection between the word and the nature of the thing it named in ancient and primitive languages than in English. The influence of the original language in a faithful translation, seen in both content and style, was considered positive and invigorating and is apparent in Thoreau's work.
Translation?
The Prometheus Bound.
Anacreon.
The Seven Against Thebes.
Pindar.
Fragments of Pindar.
Pindaric Odes From HM 13204
The Transmigrations of the Seven Brahmans.
Translation?
The Prometheus Bound.
Anacreon.
The Seven Against Thebes.
Pindar.
Fragments of Pindar.
Pindaric Odes From HM 13204
The Transmigrations of the Seven Brahmans.
AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)AMERICAN ESSAYS
RELEASED1987
PUBLISHERPrinceton University Press
LENGTH500
LANGUAGEEN
Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry total over 20 volumes. Among his lasting contributions were his writings on natural history and philosophy, where he anticipated the methods and findings of ecology and environmental history, two sources of modern day environmentalism. His literary style interweaves close natural observation, personal experience, pointed rhetoric, symbolic meanings, and historical lore; while displaying a poetic sensibility, philosophical austerity, and "Yankee" love of practical detail. He was also deeply interested in the idea of survival in the face of hostile elements, historical change, and natural decay; at the same time imploring one to abandon waste and illusion in order to discover life's true essential needs. ([Source][1]) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau
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