18.05.2008, 18:11
Hallo sneaky,
Ich bin gerade auf ein Sonett von William Leighton gestoßen, mit der gleichen Thematik, das ich gerne mal gegenüberstellen möchte.
William Leighton war US-Amerikaner, lebte 1833 - 1911 und hat ein ganzes Buch mit Sonetten über Florenz geschrieben.
The Narrow Stone
Around a block of marble sculptors stood,
With careful measures; and they cried, "Too thin!
A handsome bit of stone; but who could win
Heroic shape from this?" - "The stone is good!"
A calm voice said; but scorn and laughter rude
Greeted the master, who, amidst their din,
Saw, with creative eye, his task begin;
Beheld how he would shape the attitude
To suit the narrow limits. In that block
He saw the imprisioned might of David lie;
Saw how the champion's glorious form would show
When he had cut his hero from the rock,
Giving to deathless immortality
The shepherd Jew and Michelangiolo.
Ich bin gerade auf ein Sonett von William Leighton gestoßen, mit der gleichen Thematik, das ich gerne mal gegenüberstellen möchte.
William Leighton war US-Amerikaner, lebte 1833 - 1911 und hat ein ganzes Buch mit Sonetten über Florenz geschrieben.
The Narrow Stone
Around a block of marble sculptors stood,
With careful measures; and they cried, "Too thin!
A handsome bit of stone; but who could win
Heroic shape from this?" - "The stone is good!"
A calm voice said; but scorn and laughter rude
Greeted the master, who, amidst their din,
Saw, with creative eye, his task begin;
Beheld how he would shape the attitude
To suit the narrow limits. In that block
He saw the imprisioned might of David lie;
Saw how the champion's glorious form would show
When he had cut his hero from the rock,
Giving to deathless immortality
The shepherd Jew and Michelangiolo.
Der Anspruch ihn auszudrücken, schärft auch den Eindruck.