Bunin and intelligentnost'

[Edward M Dumanis]

I disagree. In my reading, this is exactly what was meant. This is a kind
of situational (black) humor born from despair in the search of financial
security. The woman might not be happy with a lout but she is probably
desperate. Remember, she is widowed with 9-year-old son, and she needs to
provide him financially, as well. One might consider this as a glimpse on
a tragedy.
'employed as chauffeur or similar' hardly makes it compatible with 'higher
education.'

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Robert Chandler wrote:

> Many thanks, Edward.  I don't for a moment doubt the accuracy of your
> translation, but I don't think that, in a personal ad, someone would write
> 'Education and good manners not essential.' I don't think the woman is
> saying she'll be happy with a lout.
>
> 'Higher education not essential' might be a possibility, but it is very
> difficult to convey the 'manners' part of the meaning without it getting too
> wordy for a personal ad.
>
> R.
>
> > From: Edward M Dumanis <dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU>
> > Reply-To: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> > <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:28:49 -0400
> > To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Bunin and intelligentnost'
> >
> > On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Robert Chandler wrote:
> > ........................
> > /snip/
> > ........................
> >> 'Intellectual interests' is my extremely inadequate translation of
> >> 'intelligentnost'.  Can anyone do better?
> >
> > 'intelligentnost' is a personal characteristic (culture) expressed as
> > behavior based on education (not necessarily formal) and good manners.
> > Therefore, I would use in this context just 'education and good manners.'
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
> >
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