Sterne's multivoiced-discourse
by Carlotta Rainoldi, Giulia Sarullo and Silvia Sotgiu

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL REFERENCES TO Multivoiced-Discourse:
Vol. I
Vol. II
Vol. III
Vol. IV
Vol. V
Vol. VI
Vol. VII
Vol. VIII
Vol. IX

SPECIFIC TOPICS ON Multivoiced-Discourse:
GUASCOIGNE
FRENCH
GREEK
ITALIAN
LATIN
SPANISH
MULTIORIGIN

  
Legenda

French

Quote

Lang.

Font

Coll.

Notes of Norton Edition

Notes of Penguin Edition

tout ensamble

French

italics

Vol I,
Ch IX

"The whole thing"

The whole thing

poudrè d’or

French

italics

Vol I,
Ch X

"Powdered with gold"

Powdered with gold

gaité de cœur

French

italics

Vol I,
Ch XI

"Gaiety of heart"

Gaiety of heart

bon mot

French

italics

Vol I,
Ch XI

"Witty saying"

Witty saying

femme sole

French

italics

Vol I,
Ch XV

"Single woman"

Single woman

vive la Bagatelle

French

italics

Vol I,
Ch XIX

"Hurrah for frivolity"

"Long live foolery"

MEMOIRE presenté à Messieurs les Docteurs de SORBONNE

French

italics

Vol I,
Ch XX

The passage is from Heinrich von Deventer, Observations importantes sur le manuel des accouchemens.
Translation

"Memory presented to the doctors of Sorbonne University"

sous condition

French

italics

Vol I,
Ch XX

Under condition

Under condition

par le moyen d'une petite canulle, sans faire aucun tort au père

French

italics and normal

Vol I,
Ch XX

"By means of a little nozzle, without doing any harm to the father"

"By means of a little nozzle, without doing any harm to the father"

fossè

French

normal

Vol II,
Ch V

"trench, dug-out"

A long narrow trench or ditch, especially used in fortifications. It’s used in current English, but wihout accent.

tire-tête

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XI

"Head-puller"

"Head-puller"

Ouvrage á corne

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XII

Military term

Military term

Accoucheur

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XII

Man-midwife

Man-midwife

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Corps de Garde

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XVII

"A unit of men on guard duty"

Sentry duty and those who comprise the detail, usually under a corporal’s command

Coup de Main

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XVII

"A sweep of the hand"

Sudden, resolute assault

en Soveraines

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XVIII

"as sovereign queens"

as sovereigners

Pantoufles

French

normal

Vol III,
Ch XVIII

"Slippers"

Slippers

Vis-à-vis

French

italics

Vol III,
Ch XXIV

"Face to face"

"Face to face"

matin

French

italics

Vol III,
Ch XLII

Morning

Noon

Seig.

French

normal

Vol IV,
ST

"Seigneur": mister, Lord

Mister

"La Vraisemblance n’est pas toujours du Cotè de la Verité"

French

normal

Vol IV,
Ch XV

"What appears real is not always on the side of Truth"

FL: "Appearance is not always on the side of the Truth"

Le Premier

French

italics

Vol IV,
Ch XXI

The first

The first

mort main

French

normal

Vol V,
Ch I

"Dead hand"

Dead hand

Ecclaircissement

French

normal

Vol V,
Ch XIV

"Enlightenment"

Enlightment

Scrutoir

French

normal

Vol V,
Ch XXX

"Escritoire"

Escritoire

"Nous aurions quelque interêt, says Baillet, de montrer qu’il n’a rien de ridicule s’il étoit véritable, au moins dans le sense énigmatique que Nicius Erythraeus a tâché de lui donner. Cet auteur dit que puor comprendre comme Lipse, a pû composer un ouvrage le premier jour de sa vie, il faut s’imaginer, que ce premier jour n’est pas celui de sa naissance charnelle, mais celui au quel il a commencé d’user de la raison; Il veut que c’ait été à l’âge de neuf ans; et il nous veut persuader que ce fut en cet âge, que Lipse fit un poème.- Le tour est ingenieux, &c, &c."

French

smaller,
a note

Vol VI,
Ch II

"We should have some interest, says Baillet, to show that there is nothing ridiculous if it is true, at least in the enigmatic sense that Nicius Erythraeus has tried to give it. This author asys that to understand how Lipsius has been able to compose a work the first day of his life, it’s necessary to imagine, that the first day is not that of his physical birth, but that in which he began to use his reason; he maintains that it was at the age of nine; and he wishes to persuade us that it was at this age that Lipsius created a poem- The attempt is ingeniuos, etc., etc."

FL: "We should have some interest, says Baillet, in showing that there is nothing ridiculous, if it was true, at least in the enigmatic sense which Nicius Erythræus has attempted to give it. This author says to understand how Lipsius may have composed a work the first day of his life it is necessary to immagine the first day is not that of his birth in the flesh, but that on which he recommended to use his reason; he maintains that it was at the age of nine years, and he wishes to persuade us that it was at that age that Lipsius wrote a poem. – The attempt is ingeniuos, etc., etc.,"

Faceté

French

normal

Vol VI,
Ch V

"Good-humored"

Good-humored

Tenutè

French

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Sustained"

"Sustained"

chamade

French

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XXII

"A bugle or drum call for retrat or parley"

"Signal for retreat"

Allons!

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch I

"Let’s go"

"Let’s go"

La Tour de Guet

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch V

Watchtower

Watchtower

Tête de Gravelenes

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch V

The fortification facing the lower town of Gravelines

The fortification facing the lower town of Gravelines

basse ville

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch V

"Lower town"

Lower town

Ah! ma chere fille!

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch VII

"Ah! my dear girl!"

Ah! my dear girl!

Diable

French

normal

Vol VII,
Ch VIII

"What the Devil!"

FL: "The Devil!"

devote

French

normal

Vol VII,
Ch IX

"Devout woman"

"Devoted" to God, when a French woman turns herself to religion (Yorick’s theory of the 3 stages)

De Montreuil à Nampont-poste et demi

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch X

"From Montreuil to Nampont- a post (six miles) and a half"

From Montreuil to Nampont- a post (six miles) and a half

le Curé

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XVI

"The parish priest", not as in English his assistent

The parish priest

gourmands

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XVII

Greedies

People who enjoy eating

pardi

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XVII

"By God!"

By God!

valet de place

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXX

"Guide"

"A guide to strangers or tourists"

Basse Cour

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXI

"Lower court: stable yard"

Sterne’s translation: ‘tis all one

dernier

French

normal

Vol VII,
Ch XXXI

"Last"

Last

osier

French

normal

Vol VII,
Ch XXXII

"A piece of caning from which the basket was made"

A piece of caning from which the basket was made

pannier

French

normal

Vol VII,
Ch XXXII

"Basket"

Basket

Pardonnez moi

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXIV

"Excuse me"

"Excuse me"

C’est tout egal

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXIV

It is all the same

Sterne’s translation: "‘tis all one"

Bon Dieu

French

normal

Vol VII,
Ch XXXIV

"Good God!"

Good God!

PAR LE ROI

French

Capital letters

Vol VII,
Ch XXXV

"By [order of] the King"

"By [the order of] the king"

à la folie!

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXVIII

"Madly"

Madly

O Seigneur!

French

normal

Vol VII,
Ch XXXVIII

"O Lord!"

O Lord!

J’en suis bien mortifiée

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXVIII

"I’m very mortified"

I am simply mortified

Tenez

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXVIII

"Here you are"

Here you have

Bon jour

French

normal

Vol VIII,
Ch III

"Good morning"

Sterne’s translation:"Good morrow"

aid de camp

French

italics

Vol VIII,
Ch XXVIII

"Aide-de-camp", literally camp assistent. It should be "aide"

"Aide-de-camp", literally camp assistent. It should be "aide"

cuvetts

French

italics

Vol IX,
Ch XI

"Trench or a kind of bed-pan"

"So far the meaning is "trenches", but here it’s probably a joke, cuvette is also a bedpan"

voitures

French

normal

Vol IX,
Ch XXIV

"Carriages"

Carriages

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