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ExoGonia

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ολάνθιστος γκρεμός της γυναικός το σώμα -> a cliff laden with flowers is a woman's body, like a cliff full of flowers is a woman's body
« on: 20 Feb, 2012, 23:09:34 »
Γεια σας,
Θα ήθελα την βοήθεια σας για το πως αποδίδεται στ' αγγλικά η φράση του Καζαντζάκη "Ολάνθιστος γκρεμός της γυναικός το σώμα."
Ευχαριστώ
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Re: Ολάνθιστος γκρεμός
« Reply #1 on: 20 Feb, 2012, 23:37:48 »
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Re: Ολάνθιστος γκρεμός
« Reply #2 on: 21 Feb, 2012, 00:22:07 »
Ω! Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ.
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Re: Ολάνθιστος γκρεμός της γυναικός το σώμα -> Like a cliff full of flowers a woman's body is
« Reply #3 on: 21 Feb, 2012, 05:17:13 »
Παρακαλώ! Και: A flowering precipice a woman's body seems to be/looks like.
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Re: Ολάνθιστος γκρεμός -> Like a cliff full of flowers is a woman's body
« Reply #4 on: 21 Feb, 2012, 05:43:08 »
Quote from: mavrodon on 20 Feb, 2012, 23:37:48
Like a cliff full of flowers a woman's body is
Lovely, Thomas!  And English poets would usually prefer to put the "is" after "flowers," thus:  "Like a cliff full of flowers is a woman's body."
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Re: Ολάνθιστος γκρεμός της γυναικός το σώμα -> Like a cliff full of flowers a woman's body is
« Reply #5 on: 21 Feb, 2012, 05:59:20 »
Thank you Bill for the remark. This is one of Kazantzakis' powerful quotes. Much quoted; condensed wisdom replete with insinuations and innuendos. I do not know the source.
One more rendition of the line: A cliff laden with flowers is a woman's body 
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Re: ολάνθιστος γκρεμός της γυναικός το σώμα -> a cliff laden with flowers is a woman's body, like a cliff full of flowers a woman's body is
« Reply #6 on: 22 Feb, 2012, 18:16:37 »
I guess it is not allowed by English grammar to end a sentence with "is"?
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Re: ολάνθιστος γκρεμός της γυναικός το σώμα -> a cliff laden with flowers is a woman's body, like a cliff full of flowers a woman's body is
« Reply #7 on: 22 Feb, 2012, 18:23:54 »
Quote from: spiros on 22 Feb, 2012, 18:16:37
I guess it is not allowed by English grammar to end a sentence with "is"?
It's O.K. to end a sentence with "is," but in this very poetic context, it sounds a bit prosaic.
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