Norbert Guterman
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Norbert Guterman was a scholar, and translator of scholarly and literary works from French
, Polish
and Latin
into English
. His translations were remarkable for their range of subject matter and high quality.
In the 1930s, Guterman worked closely with French Marxist theorist Henri Lefebvre
in popularizing the Marxist notions of alienation
and mystification. They published translations of Marx's early works, which were often the first publications of these works in any language.
Guterman, who was Jewish, moved to the United States
, where he became an editor of the left-wing journal, Monthly Review
. He later converted to Hassidic Judaism.
His papers are kept in the Butler Library of Columbia University
.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
and Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. His translations were remarkable for their range of subject matter and high quality.
In the 1930s, Guterman worked closely with French Marxist theorist Henri Lefebvre
Henri Lefebvre
Henri Lefebvre was a French sociologist, Marxist intellectual, and philosopher, best known for his work on dialectics, Marxism, everyday life, cities, and space.-Biography:...
in popularizing the Marxist notions of alienation
Marx's theory of alienation
Marx's theory of alienation , as expressed in the writings of the young Karl Marx , refers to the separation of things that naturally belong together, or to put antagonism between things that are properly in harmony...
and mystification. They published translations of Marx's early works, which were often the first publications of these works in any language.
Guterman, who was Jewish, moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where he became an editor of the left-wing journal, Monthly Review
Monthly Review
Monthly Review is an independent Marxist journal published 11 times per year in New York City.-History:The publication was founded by Harvard University economics instructor Paul Sweezy, who became the first editor...
. He later converted to Hassidic Judaism.
His papers are kept in the Butler Library of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Select list of translations
- Bella Chagall, Burning Lights, illustrated by Marc ChagallMarc ChagallMarc Chagall Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century."According to art historian Michael J...
, New York, Schocken Books, 1946. - Kazimierz WierzyńskiKazimierz WierzynskiKazimierz Wierzyński was a Polish poet and journalist.-Life:Kazimierz Wierzyński was born in Drohobycz, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, and died in London....
, The Life and Death of Chopin, foreword by Arthur RubinsteinArthur RubinsteinArthur Rubinstein KBE was a Polish-American pianist. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music of a variety of composers...
, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1949. - Sainte-Beuve, Selected Essays, translated from the French with Francis Steegmuller, Garden City, Doubleday & Co., 1963
- Eugene FieldEugene FieldEugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays.-Biography:...
, Papillot, Clignot et Dodo, Eugene FieldEugene FieldEugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays.-Biography:...
's Wynken, Blynken, and NodWynken, Blynken, and Nod"Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" is a popular poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published on March 9, 1889. The original title was Dutch Lullaby....
freely translated into French with Francis Steegmuller, illustrated by Barbara CooneyBarbara CooneyBarbara Cooney was an American children's author and illustrator of more than 200 books and double Caldecott Medalist. She has written books for six decades...
, New York, Ariel Books, 1964 - Norbert Guterman, A Book of French Quotations with English Translations, New York, Doubleday, 1965.
- F.W.J. Schelling, On University Studies, Ohio University Press, 1966.
- Kazimierz Michałowski, Art of Ancient Egypt, translated and adapted from the Polish and the French, New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1968.
- Henri LefebvreHenri LefebvreHenri Lefebvre was a French sociologist, Marxist intellectual, and philosopher, best known for his work on dialectics, Marxism, everyday life, cities, and space.-Biography:...
, The Sociology of Marx, New York, Pantheon Books, 1968. - Leszek Kołakowski, The Alienation of Reason: A History of Positivist Thought, Anchor, 1969. Subsequently reissued as Positivist Philosophy from Hume to the Vienna Circle.
- ParacelsusParacelsusParacelsus was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist....
, Selected Writings, edited by Jolande Jacobi, 2nd, rev. ed., Princeton University Press, 1973. - Russian Fairy TalesNarodnye russkie skazkiRussian Fairy Tales , is a collection of Russian fairy tales, collected by Alexander Afanasyev and published by him between 1855 and 1863. His work was explicitly modeled after the Brothers Grimm's work, Grimm's Fairy Tales....
, collected by Alexander AfanasyevAlexander AfanasyevAlexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev was a Russian folklorist who recorded and published over 600 Russian folktales and fairytales, by far the largest folktale collection by any one man in the world...
, Pantheon, 1976. - Norbert Guterman, compiler, The Anchor Book of Latin Quotations, Anchor, reprint ed., 1990.
- Marek Hłasko, The Eighth Day of the Week, reprint ed., Northwestern University PressNorthwestern University PressNorthwestern University Press is the university press of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA.- History :Northwestern University Press was founded in 1893, at first specializing in legal periodicals. Today, the Press publishes scholarly books of fiction, non-fiction, and literary...
, 1994.