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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: DISSERTATION THE TENTH. THE CHIEF THINGS TO BE ATTENDED TO IN TRAKSLATING....A COMPARATIVE VIEW Of THE OPPOSITE METHODS TAKEN BY TRANSLATORS OF HOLY WRIT. PART I. THE THINGS TO BE ATTENDED TO IN TRANSLATING. To translate has been thought, by some, a very easy matter to one who understands tolerably the language from which, and has made some proficiency in the language into which, the translation is to be made. To translate well is, however, in my opinion, a task of more difficulty than is commonly imagined. That we may be the better able to judge in this question, let us consider what a translator, who would do justice to his author, and his subject, has to perform. The first thing, without doubt, which claims his attention, is to give a just representation of the sense of the original. This, it must be acknowledged, is the most essential of all. The second thing is, to convey into his version, as much as possible, in a consistency with the genius of the language whichhe writes, the author's spirit and manner, and, if I may so express myself, the very character of his style. The third and last thing is, to take care, that the version have, at least, so far the quality of an original performance, as to appear natural and easy, such as shall give no handle to the critic to charge the translator with applying words improperly, or in a meaning not warranted by use, or combining them in a way which renders the sense obscure, and the construction ungrammatical, or even harsh. 2. Now, to adjust matters so as, in a considerable degree, to attain all these objects, will be found, upon inquiry, not a little arduous, even to men who are well acquainted with the two languages, and have great command of words. In pursuit of one of the ends above mentioned, we are often in dang...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217625944 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217625940 |
| Weight | 0.73 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 In |
| List Price | $19.66 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 220 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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