Gasparov on Mandel'shtam's translation of Petrarch's sonnet 301

[Tom Dolack]

Sorry, poor wording. It is irrelevant for Petrarch. But the mytarstva
could be in play for Mandel'shtam's version of Petrarch's poem because
Petrarch's poem has this religious/post death element which is otherwise
erased in Mandel'shtam's translation. If there is a Dante reference it
would lend some support here. Plus there is the possibility of pure
otsebyatina. My final concern is Mandel'shtam and not Petrarch. Again,
*could.* I need to analyze it in the context of the other three
translations, not to mention the rest of the poem.
Good to hash this stuff before I commit to paper.
Tom


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[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Collins
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Gasparov on Mandel'shtam's translation of
Petrarch's sonnet 301

> the "biblical/religious connotations of these words *could* be in play
> given Petrarch's original poem"

Whatever Mandel'shtam had in mind, the posthumous tollbooths have never
been a tenet of the Western church, so they would have been irrelevant
to Petrarch's original poem.

Daniel E. Collins, Chair
Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures
The Ohio State University
400 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1340
On Feb 10, 2005, at 12:22 PM, Tom Dolack wrote:

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