Religio Medici into Portuguese

  • US$0.00
    raised of $10,000.00 goal goal
0% Funded
0 Donors

No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities

Show more
Show less

I THINK IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE THAT A WORK OF SUCH WISDOM LIKE RELIGIO MEDICI, WRITTEN AROUND 1640 IN ENGLAND BY THOMAS BROWNE, HAS NOT A SINGLE VERSION IN PORTUGUESE, EITHER IN THE BRAZIL'S PORTUGUESE OR PORTUGAL'S PORTUGUESE!

WHEN I STARTED READING THE BOOK I BECAME FASCINATED, ENTICED BY THE ACCURACY OF THE PHRASES, THE CLARITY AND ELEGANCE OF THE EXPRESSIONS, AND, ABOVE ALL, THE UTILITY, IN OUR PRESENT DAYS, OF SOME THOUGHTS GIVEN TO LIGHT IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

IF I WAS ASKED TO TELL IN JUST ONE WORD THE ESSENCE OF THE BOOK'S MESSAGE I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO SAY: TOLERANCE, A THING THAT WE'RE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF THESE DAYS!

AND IF ASKED TO SUM UP IN FEW WORDS THE CONTENTS OF WORK, I WOULD SAY: A BEAuTIFUL CREATION OF HUMAN REASON, OF THAT REASON WHICH DOES NOT DESPISE EMOTIONS AND AFFECTIONS!

SO, I’M ASKING FOR HELP IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE TRANSLATION OF THE WORK INTO PORTUGUESE; A WORK WHICH ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, SUCH AS JAMES JOYCE, JORGE LUIS BORGES AND MAX SEBALD.

ANY AMOUNT WILL BE WORTHY, ANY AMOUNT WILL BE HELPFUL!

YOUR MONEY WILL HELP MANY PORTUGUESE READERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT AND SENSIBLE SCRIBBLER OF ALL TIMES

Organizer

No updates for this campaign just yet

Followers

0 followers
No Followers Just Yet...
US$0.00
raised of $10,000.00 goal
0% Funded
0 Donors

No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities