Jan 23, 2019 17:24
5 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
Atlantis
German to English
Art/Literary
Religion
Zen and haiku poetry
This is from a text about the influence of Zen Buddhism on the USA in general and the poets of the Beat Generation,inparticular in the1940's and 50's. This section is aboute ecummings' study of Chinese written characters - ideograms - The term Atlantis seems to mean something like "ideal country live in." Is thiscorrect and is there a better way of putting it?
Reference comments
11 mins
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis
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Note added at 14 mins (2019-01-23 17:38:20 GMT)
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https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/science-through-...
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Note added at 14 mins (2019-01-23 17:38:20 GMT)
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https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/science-through-...
Note from asker:
| Thanks Wendy. I was aware of the myth of Atlantis and thought it was probably based on history. I did not realise that people used to refer to a lost idealised place though. My bad. |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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philgoddard
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Many thanks, Phil
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Ramey Rieger (X)
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Thanking you!
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stolley
: Atlantis is a mythical island which means everything and anything to dreamers and poets
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Thank you, Stolley
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Wolfram Weinberg, PhD
: As *Atlantis ... means everything and anything to dreamers and poets* it should not be translated
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Thanks, Wolfram
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AllegroTrans
5 days
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Thanks, Allegro Trans
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