Nebenstundenpoesie
English translation: leisure time poetry
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| 18:18 Jun 11, 2007 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature review | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Katarina Peters Canada Local time: 03:35 | ||||||
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| 4 | leisure time poetry |
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| 2 +1 | Definition - not for points |
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| 3 | spare time prose |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Definition - not for points Explanation: Nebenstunde, diejenige Zeit, in welcher man von seinen ordentlichen Amts= oder Berufsgeschäften befreyet ist, denselben ohne deren Nachtheil abbrechen kann. Etwas in den Nebenstunden verrichten. http://www.kruenitz1.uni-trier.de/xxx/n/kn01820.htm |
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leisure time poetry Explanation: I would say |
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spare time prose Explanation: This is just to complement what has been proposed already. The paraphrase might go along these lines: From spare time poetry to the book as a friend. From spare time prose to the letter as a friend. From spare time prose to writing as a friend. From spare time prose to writing as (to) a friend. The German title and further description makes me think of epistolary novels such as "Die Leiden des jungen Werther" or "Pamela" (and, possibly, its most popular parody "Shamela"), etc. The idea is that (literary) writing necessarily entails a reflection of the writer's self, especially with the rise of the novel. Although "Poesie" literally translates to "poetry", the distinction of literary genres is not as strict as in German. In English, "prose" virtually covers any form of (literary) writing, which could be meant here, rather than just "poems". |
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