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How to interpret “body that leaned stiffly” in H. P. Lovecraft's “Azathoth”?
How do I get started with the Cthulhu mythos?What does the line “The magi brought valuable gifts, but that was not among them.” mean in The Gifts Of The Magi?Book about young S.W.A.T. agent that falls in love with a woman that has a child (Wattpad)What does “the master's body” mean here?Why, in “Dagon” by Lovecraft does the narrator say that the readers will “never fully realize”?How can readers ascertain that they have identified the author's intent?Meaning of “How can one admire a girl…so young she doesn't know how to bite her fingers”How are old horror short stories classified?How does the author convey the tone of the panic that can be aroused by contemplating the “prenatal abyss”?What does “wisdom that is so often loudly preached” mean in the Parable of the King and the Maiden?
I've just finished reading Lovecraft's fragment "Azathoth" (in Italian translation) and I am astonished by the beauty of the story. Nevertheless I am a little bit confused about the end of it.
In my case I read the tale in Italian and then when I wanted to read it in English a doubt came to mind. The original text says:
Noiseless infinity eddied around the dreamer and wafted him away without touching the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window
Which gives me the idea that the guy felt asleep while watching the stars.
Instead the Italian version is much more dramatic since it says:
Il corpo che penzolava irrigidito dalla solitaria finestra
Which makes me think that the guy actually committed suicide by hanging himself out from the window. Some ideas?
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I've just finished reading Lovecraft's fragment "Azathoth" (in Italian translation) and I am astonished by the beauty of the story. Nevertheless I am a little bit confused about the end of it.
In my case I read the tale in Italian and then when I wanted to read it in English a doubt came to mind. The original text says:
Noiseless infinity eddied around the dreamer and wafted him away without touching the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window
Which gives me the idea that the guy felt asleep while watching the stars.
Instead the Italian version is much more dramatic since it says:
Il corpo che penzolava irrigidito dalla solitaria finestra
Which makes me think that the guy actually committed suicide by hanging himself out from the window. Some ideas?
meaning short-stories h-p-lovecraft
edited 6 hours ago
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I've just finished reading Lovecraft's fragment "Azathoth" (in Italian translation) and I am astonished by the beauty of the story. Nevertheless I am a little bit confused about the end of it.
In my case I read the tale in Italian and then when I wanted to read it in English a doubt came to mind. The original text says:
Noiseless infinity eddied around the dreamer and wafted him away without touching the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window
Which gives me the idea that the guy felt asleep while watching the stars.
Instead the Italian version is much more dramatic since it says:
Il corpo che penzolava irrigidito dalla solitaria finestra
Which makes me think that the guy actually committed suicide by hanging himself out from the window. Some ideas?
meaning short-stories h-p-lovecraft
edited 6 hours ago
Gareth Rees
8,35611681
asked 9 hours ago
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I've just finished reading Lovecraft's fragment "Azathoth" (in Italian translation) and I am astonished by the beauty of the story. Nevertheless I am a little bit confused about the end of it.
In my case I read the tale in Italian and then when I wanted to read it in English a doubt came to mind. The original text says:
Noiseless infinity eddied around the dreamer and wafted him away without touching the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window
Which gives me the idea that the guy felt asleep while watching the stars.
Instead the Italian version is much more dramatic since it says:
Il corpo che penzolava irrigidito dalla solitaria finestra
Which makes me think that the guy actually committed suicide by hanging himself out from the window. Some ideas?
meaning short-stories h-p-lovecraft
meaning short-stories h-p-lovecraft
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The English text says that the protagonist lives in
a room whose one window opened […] on to a dim court […]. From that casement one might see only walls and windows, except sometimes when one leaned so far out and peered at the small stars that passed. [… He] used night after night to lean out and peer aloft
In other words, because his only window looked out onto a small enclosed courtyard, he had to lean out and look up if he wanted to see the stars. The word “leaned” in this paragraph has the same meaning as in “the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window” in the next paragraph, and there is no implication of hanging or suicide.
For some reason the Italian translator has chosen to translate “leaned” as “penzolava” (dangling, hanging), whereas “pendente” (leaning) would better convey the meaning of the English text. Perhaps the translator wanted to make the story more dramatic, or perhaps it was a mistake. How did the translator handle the other occurrences of “leaned” and “lean”?
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Very nice answer! I must admit that I'm a little bit disappointed since the idea of the guy committing suicide to escape the banality of the modern world seemed very fascinating to me. I'll check it out and let you know!
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The English text says that the protagonist lives in
a room whose one window opened […] on to a dim court […]. From that casement one might see only walls and windows, except sometimes when one leaned so far out and peered at the small stars that passed. [… He] used night after night to lean out and peer aloft
In other words, because his only window looked out onto a small enclosed courtyard, he had to lean out and look up if he wanted to see the stars. The word “leaned” in this paragraph has the same meaning as in “the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window” in the next paragraph, and there is no implication of hanging or suicide.
For some reason the Italian translator has chosen to translate “leaned” as “penzolava” (dangling, hanging), whereas “pendente” (leaning) would better convey the meaning of the English text. Perhaps the translator wanted to make the story more dramatic, or perhaps it was a mistake. How did the translator handle the other occurrences of “leaned” and “lean”?
answered 6 hours ago
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Very nice answer! I must admit that I'm a little bit disappointed since the idea of the guy committing suicide to escape the banality of the modern world seemed very fascinating to me. I'll check it out and let you know!
– RScrlli
4 hours ago
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The English text says that the protagonist lives in
a room whose one window opened […] on to a dim court […]. From that casement one might see only walls and windows, except sometimes when one leaned so far out and peered at the small stars that passed. [… He] used night after night to lean out and peer aloft
In other words, because his only window looked out onto a small enclosed courtyard, he had to lean out and look up if he wanted to see the stars. The word “leaned” in this paragraph has the same meaning as in “the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window” in the next paragraph, and there is no implication of hanging or suicide.
For some reason the Italian translator has chosen to translate “leaned” as “penzolava” (dangling, hanging), whereas “pendente” (leaning) would better convey the meaning of the English text. Perhaps the translator wanted to make the story more dramatic, or perhaps it was a mistake. How did the translator handle the other occurrences of “leaned” and “lean”?
answered 6 hours ago
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Very nice answer! I must admit that I'm a little bit disappointed since the idea of the guy committing suicide to escape the banality of the modern world seemed very fascinating to me. I'll check it out and let you know!
– RScrlli
4 hours ago
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The English text says that the protagonist lives in
a room whose one window opened […] on to a dim court […]. From that casement one might see only walls and windows, except sometimes when one leaned so far out and peered at the small stars that passed. [… He] used night after night to lean out and peer aloft
In other words, because his only window looked out onto a small enclosed courtyard, he had to lean out and look up if he wanted to see the stars. The word “leaned” in this paragraph has the same meaning as in “the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window” in the next paragraph, and there is no implication of hanging or suicide.
For some reason the Italian translator has chosen to translate “leaned” as “penzolava” (dangling, hanging), whereas “pendente” (leaning) would better convey the meaning of the English text. Perhaps the translator wanted to make the story more dramatic, or perhaps it was a mistake. How did the translator handle the other occurrences of “leaned” and “lean”?
answered 6 hours ago
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The English text says that the protagonist lives in
a room whose one window opened […] on to a dim court […]. From that casement one might see only walls and windows, except sometimes when one leaned so far out and peered at the small stars that passed. [… He] used night after night to lean out and peer aloft
In other words, because his only window looked out onto a small enclosed courtyard, he had to lean out and look up if he wanted to see the stars. The word “leaned” in this paragraph has the same meaning as in “the body that leaned stiffly from the lonely window” in the next paragraph, and there is no implication of hanging or suicide.
For some reason the Italian translator has chosen to translate “leaned” as “penzolava” (dangling, hanging), whereas “pendente” (leaning) would better convey the meaning of the English text. Perhaps the translator wanted to make the story more dramatic, or perhaps it was a mistake. How did the translator handle the other occurrences of “leaned” and “lean”?
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Very nice answer! I must admit that I'm a little bit disappointed since the idea of the guy committing suicide to escape the banality of the modern world seemed very fascinating to me. I'll check it out and let you know!
– RScrlli
4 hours ago
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Very nice answer! I must admit that I'm a little bit disappointed since the idea of the guy committing suicide to escape the banality of the modern world seemed very fascinating to me. I'll check it out and let you know!
– RScrlli
4 hours ago
Very nice answer! I must admit that I'm a little bit disappointed since the idea of the guy committing suicide to escape the banality of the modern world seemed very fascinating to me. I'll check it out and let you know!
– RScrlli
4 hours ago
Very nice answer! I must admit that I'm a little bit disappointed since the idea of the guy committing suicide to escape the banality of the modern world seemed very fascinating to me. I'll check it out and let you know!
– RScrlli
4 hours ago
add a comment |
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