Record

RefNoHS/19/266
LevelItem
TitleComments on John Herschel's translation of Friedrich Schiller's "The Walk", by William Whewell
Date26 December 1842
DescriptionHandwritten notes proposing alterations to the hexameter translation of Schiller's "The Walk" by John Herschel. Comments on translations and poetic qualities of the piece.
Pencil annotation at the end in John Herschel's hand: "Can't adopt any one of there emendations - to say nothing of their excessive hastiness of versification".
Enclosure removed from HS/18/200
LanguageEnglish
Extent3 pp.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordHS/18/200
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA6578Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science1794 - 1866
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