TR4.540 Tǒ thís ǎnswérde hy̌m Tróǐlús fǔl sóftě, TR4.541 Ǎnd séydě, “Párdě, lévě bróthěr déerě, TR4.542 Ǎl thís hǎve Í my̌sélf yět thóught fǔl óftě, TR4.543 Ǎnd mórě thýng thǎn thów děvýsěst hérě. TR4.544 Bǔt whí thǐs thíng ǐs láft, thǒw shált wěl hérě; TR4.545 Ǎnd whán thǒw mé hǎst yéve ǎn áudǐéncě, TR4.546 Thěráftěr máystǒw télle ǎl thí sěnténcě.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): To this Troilus replied very quietly and said: ‘By God, my dear, dear brother, I’ve very often thought of all this myself, and of more than you suggest here. But I’ll certainly tell you why I haven’t done this, and when you’ve listened to me, you can say what you think afterwards.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): これに対してトロイルスは大変物静かに応えて、言った。「もちろん、親愛なる兄弟、おれ自身たびたびそのことをよく考えたよ、ここでそなたが提案してくれている以上にね。しかしなぜこの計画を取り消したか、そなたに聞かせよう。そして、おれの言うことを聞いてくれたら、その後でそなたの意見を言ってくれたまえ。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 于是特罗勒斯温和地答道,“亲爱的朋友,这些我都想到过,并且还不止于此。你且听我说来,为什么这些都办不通;等听了之后,再说你的话。
Word Information
- Etymology: OE
- Addresser: Troilus
- Addressee: Pandarus
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: leve
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.66
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 221): leve … deere: beloved … dear
- Fisher (1989): N/A
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
beloved
Comments from the Editor
Although Pandarus suggests stealing Criseyde, Troilus considers this to be a “gret unright” (4.550) and refuses to do so. In the following stanza, he states that the war itself is caused by raping a lady. This speech of Pandarus and Troilus reveals that women are treated as men’s belongings and suffer discrimination.