Sophocles Antigone 1244

Johann Jakob Christian Donner (Translator)

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Wie willst du das dir deuten? Rasch von hinnen ging
Die Frau, bevor sie Gutes oder Böses sprach.
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Antigone. Sophocles. Johann Jakob Christian Donner (Translator). . .

Current edition Experimental

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) (German) (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἢ γυνὴ πάλιν
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1244 focus
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλιν
1220
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλιν
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
1245
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλιν
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
1245
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ’ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλιν
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
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Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλαι
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
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Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλιν.
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
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Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλιν
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
1245
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλιν
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
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Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1244 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1244 focus
τί τοῦτ᾽ ἂν εἰκάσειας; ἡ γυνὴ πάλιν
φρούδη, πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λόγον.
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Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1244 focus
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 1244 focus
¿Qué conjeturas ahora? Esa mujer ha desaparecido sin proferir buena ni mala palabra.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1244 focus
Quidnam hoc esse coniicias?
Mulier rursus e conspectu evasit, priusquam locuta est boni vel mali quidquam.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1244 focus
What augur ye from this? The queen is gone
Without word spoken either good or bad.
1245
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1244 focus
What can this mean? She's gone, without a
word.
1245
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 1244 focus
¿Pero qué debemos augurar de esto?... Esa mujer se ha marchado de nuevo sin contestar palabra mala ni buena.
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 1244 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 1244 focus
What wouldst thou augur from this? The lady hath turned back, and is gone, without a word, good or evil.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1244 focus
Canst thou conjecture what this means? The queen
Is gone, and not a word burst from her lips...
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English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1261-1345 focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-730-1 ἀθλίας … ἄσημα βοῆς 1

mvp-comment-730-2 περιβαίνει 2

mvp-comment-731-1 μᾶλλον ἆσσον 3

mvp-comment-731-2 ἔπος 4 δυσθρήνητον 5

mvp-comment-731-3 ὦ τάλας 6

mvp-comment-732-1 τῶν παρελθουσῶν 7

mvp-comment-732-2 σαίνει 8

mvp-comment-733-1 ὠκεῖς 9

mvp-comment-734-1 ἁρμὸν χώματος λιθοσπ. 10

mvp-comment-734-2 ἁρμόν 11 δύντες 12

mvp-comment-735-1 στόμιον 13

mvp-comment-735-2 The kind of tomb which the poet here imagines is perhaps best represented, in Greece, by the rock-tombs of Nauplia, and of Spata in Attica. These consist of chambers worked horizontally into the rock, and approached by a passage or

δρόμος
, answering to that which Creon's men have to traverse before they reach the
στόμιον
of the tomb. The general type seems to have been determined by that of the more elaborate domed tombs, such as the so-called ‘Treasury of Atreus’ at Mycenae, which, like these ruder copies, were entered by a
δρόμος
. Indeed, the Nauplia tombs indicate a rough attempt to reproduce the dome (
θόλος
). [See Helbig, Das Homer. Epos aus den Denkm. erläutert, p. 53, with the sources quoted there in nn. 5, 6.]

mvp-comment-735-3 The phrase

λοίσθιον τύμβευμα
(1220) might suggest a recess within the principal chamber, like that in the ‘Treasury of Atreus’; but it is simpler to take it as merely ‘the furthest part of the tomb.’ We may observe that the words
κατῶρυξ
(774) and
κατασκαφής
(891) are sufficiently explained if we suppose that the
δρόμος
leading to the chamber sloped downwards from the entrance.

mvp-comment-736-1 θεοῖσι 14

mvp-comment-736-2 κλέπτομαι 15

mvp-comment-737-1 The simple correction, κελευσμάτων 16

mvp-comment-737-2 With κελεύσμασιν 17

mvp-comment-737-3 (2) The alternative is to amend ἐξ ἀθύμου 18 ὀξυθύμου 19

mvp-comment-737-4 Dindorf writes κελεύμασιν 20

mvp-comment-738-1 αὐχένος 21

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

1209. mvp-comment-684-1 τῷ δ᾽. ἆσσον And as he came nearer, an undistinguishable crying filled his ears. See Essay on Language § 10. p. 17, and for περιβαίνει, cp. Hom. Od. 6. 122, ἀμφήλυθε θήλυς ἀϋτή.

1210. mvp-comment-685-1 In the phrase άσσον ἕρπειν, To draw near, ἆσσον, which was a rare word in Attic, lost something of the comparative meaning. Hence the double comparative.

1211. mvp-comment-686-1 δυσθρήνητον Lamentable. For the apparently active use of the verbal, see Essay on Language p. 98.

1212. mvp-comment-687-1 ἆρ᾽ εἰμὶ μάντις; 'Are my heart's forebodings true?' i.e. Must I believe what my heart is telling me?

1213. mvp-comment-688-1 τῶν παρελθουσῶν ὁδῶν Cp. О. С. 1397.

1214. mvp-comment-689-1 σαίνει It has been supposed that this word reverts to its original meaning as a derivative of σείω, being used actively in the sense of To thrill.' But it is more in accordance with analogy to suppose that it has passed through the following changes of meaning: (1) to move frequently: (2) to wag the tail; σαίνειν οὔρῃ: (3) to make signs of recognition, to greet: (4) to touch with a feeling of recognition. See Essay on Language p. 99 (ὄμμα).

1216. mvp-comment-690-1 In preparing the vault, an opening had been left, through which the victim was thrust into the chamber. This opening was then roughly closed with stones. (1) Through these Haemon had passionately torn his way. And the cleft so made by him is the ἁρμὸς χώματος λιθοσπαδής. Entering within the closure from which the stones have been torn, even to the very mouth of the vault. Or (2), supposing a prolepsis, Pulling out the stones and entering.

1219. mvp-comment-691-1 ἐξ ἀθύμου δεσπότου κελεύσμασιν On hearing our despairing lord and at his bidding. Cp. supr. l. 957. Haemon, on rushing in, had found Antigone already dead by her own act.