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
Latin
Multiorigin
Italian
Spanish

Italian

Quote

Lang.

Font

Coll.

Notes of Norton Edition

Notes of Penguin Edition

Loretto

Italian

italics

Vol I,
Ch XIV

"Santa Casa di Loreto, a famous strine in Italy" (Loreto)

"Santa Casa di Loreto, a famous strine in Italy"

piano

Italian

italics

Vol I,
Ch XIX

Musical term for "softly"

Here, "softness"

forte or piano

Italian

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXIII

"Loud" (strong) or "soft" (low)

Loud (strong) or soft (low)

Poco piu…Poco meno

Italian

italics

Vol II,
Ch VI

"A little more…a little less"

The little more, the little less

Concerto

Italian

normal

Vol II,
Ch VIII

"Concert"

Concert

Coglionissimo

Italian

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

Coglionissimo is the superlative of the Italian coglione, testicle: in current Italian it’s considered vulgar, swear

Coglionissimo is the superlative of the Italian coglione, testicle: in current Italian it’s considered a swear

Milaneze

Italian

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

From the city of Milan, the correct spelling is "milanese"

From the city of Milan

con furia... con strepito

Italian

italics

Vol III,
Ch V

Sterne’s translations: "Like mad", "very noisily"

Sterne’s translations of both: "Like mad", FL:"with fury-noisily"

Gusto

Italian

italics

Vol III,
Ch XII

Taste

With pleasure

in petto

Italian

italics

Vol III,
Ch XIV

"In the breast", in secret

In the breast

BAMBINO

Italian

capital letters

Vol III,
Ch XIV

Baby

Baby

Inamorato

Italian

normal

Vol III,
Ch XXXV

In love, the correct spelling is innamorato

In love, the correct spelling is innamorato

Sire

Italian

normal

Vol IV,
Ch XXI

Sir, Gentleman

Sir, Gentleman

Barbati

Italian

italics

Vol V,
Ch VII

"Bearded ones" (philosophers)

Bearded people

Moderato

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Moderate"

"At a moderate pace"

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Lentamente

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Slowly"

"Slowly"

Grave

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Solemn"

Solemn

Adagio

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Slow"

Slow

a l’octava alta!

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

(Modern Italian "all’ottava alta"), "in the high octave"

"In the high octave"

Con strepito

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Exuberantly"

Exuberantly

Scicilliana

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

In Norton edition this word has the correct spelling, "siciliana"

Sterne’s wrong spelling for "Siciliana", that is "as a sicilian dance, slowly"

Alla capella

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

Without instruments

"Without instruments"

Con l’arco…Senza l’arco

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"With the bow…without the bow" pizzicato

"With the bow…without the bow", pizzicato

ritratto

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Portrait"

"Portrait"

Poco-curante

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XX

"Little-caring"

"One who shows little interest’"

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