Motif
preservation of sacred or poetic fire
preservation_of_sacred_or_poetic_fire
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Hearths, Sanctuaries, and Ceremonial Flames. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1764-1850 confidence: medium
“the fire of the poem is what a translator should principally regard,” and it is likely “to expire in his managing.”
The poem’s fire is treated as a central quality that may expire in translation and must be preserved by the translator.
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