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

Volume VII

Quote

Lang.

Font

Coll.

Notes of Norton Edition

Notes of Penguin Edition

Non enim excursushic ejus, sed opus ipsum est

Latin

italics

Frontispiece of
Volume VII

"For this is not a digression but is itself the work", from the Letters of Pliny the Younger.

Plinius the younger, speaking about Homer "but because this is his main subject and not a digression"

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

Greek

Greek alphabet

Vol VII,
Ch XIII

(Chorismòn apò toù Sòmatos, eis tò Kalòs Philosopheìn)

"Getting out of the body, in order to think well"

Sterne’s translation above: "Getting out of the body, in order to think well"

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!

Non Orbis gentem, non ullam gens habet ullam-ulla parem

Latin

smaller, in a note

Vol VII,
Ch XVIII

"The earth does not have any other such people, nor does any other people have such a city"

FL: "The world holds no race, no race a city, or any city a house, or any house a master equal"

consideratis considerandis

Latin

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XX

"Considerign what must be considered"

All things considered

valet de place

French

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXX

"Guide"

"A guide to strangers or tourists"

Amandus… Amanda

Latin

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXI

Masculine and feminine forms of the Latin "one who must be loved"

Masculine and feminine forms of the Latin "one who must be loved"

Videnda

Latin

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXI

"Things to see"

Things worth seeing or which ought to be seen

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

VIVA LA JOIA! FIDON LA TRISTESSA!

Guascoigne

Capital letters

Vol VII,
Ch XLIII

"Long live joy! Down with sadness!"

"Long live joy! Fie on sadness"

 

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