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Re: translation of Eco

#159208 05/03/06 03:34 PM

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this too shall pass

tsuwm

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this too shall pass

well, quite an interesting (and quick) response..

MF: Can you give me some insight into how you came up with this list of English hard words?

GB: Sure... In this case the literal meaning of the Italian words was beside the point -- what mattered was only that the words be obscure and sound mysterious or "magical." So I picked words that looked vaguely similar (pseudo-cognates, I called them to myself) from the 1913 Webster's Unabridged (which seemed a decent analogue for the Melzi). It's one of several passages in the book where I as the translator got to have a bit of fun. (With Eco's oversight and approval, of course.)
best,
Geoff

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What's an Armil�, you say? wofahulicodoc 04/28/06 11:59 PM

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Armils is as armils does. All four of them! wofahulicodoc 04/29/06 12:46 AM

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