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The Picture of Dorian Gray | Progressive Translation Books for Slovenian A1 Learners

The Picture of Dorian Gray | Progressive Translation Books for Slovenian A1 Learners

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THEPREFACE
Theartististhecreatorofbeautifulthings.
Torevealart
in
andconcealtheartistisart’saim.
Thecriticishe
ki
whocantranslateintoanothermanner
ali
oranewmaterialhisimpressionofbeautifulthings.
Thehighestasthelowestformofcriticismisamodeofautobiography.
Those
ki
whofinduglymeaningsinbeautifulthingsarecorruptwithoutbeingcharming.
To
Thisisafault.
Those
ki
whofindbeautifulmeaningsin
čudovite
beautifulthingsarethecultivated.
For
te
thesethereishope.
Theyaretheelecttowhom
lepe
beautifulthingsmeanonlybeauty.
Thereis
ne
nosuchthingasamoral
ali
oranimmoralbook.
Booksare
dobro
wellwritten,orbadlywritten.
To
Thatisall.
ThenineteenthcenturydislikeofrealismistherageofCalibanseeinghisown
obraz
faceinaglass.
ThenineteenthcenturydislikeofromanticismistherageofCalibannotseeinghisownfaceinaglass.
Themoral
življenje
lifeofmanformspartofthesubject-matteroftheartist,
toda
butthemoralityofartconsistsintheperfectuseofanimperfectmedium.
Ne
Noartistdesirestoprove
ničesar
anything.
Eventhingsthataretrue
lahko
canbeproved.
Noartisthasethicalsympathies.
Anethicalsympathyinanartistisanunpardonablemannerismofstyle.
Ni
Noartistisevermorbid.
Theartist
lahko
canexpresseverything.
Thoughtandlanguagearetotheartistinstrumentsofanart.
Vice
in
andvirtuearetotheartistmaterialsforanart.
Fromthepointofviewofform,thetypeof
vseh
alltheartsistheartofthemusician.
Fromthepointofviewoffeeling,theactor’scraftisthetype.
Allartisatoncesurface
in
andsymbol.
Thosewhogobeneaththesurfacedosoattheirperil.
Those
ki
whoreadthesymboldosoattheirperil.
Itisthespectator,andnot
življenje
life,thatartreallymirrors.
Diversityofopinion
o
aboutaworkofartshows
da
thattheworkisnew,complex,
in
andvital.
Whencriticsdisagree,theartistisinaccord
s
withhimself.
Wecanforgiveamanformakingauseful
stvar
thingaslongashedoesnotadmireit.
The
edini
onlyexcuseformakingauselessthingis
da
thatoneadmiresitintensely.
Allartis
povsem
quiteuseless.
CHAPTERI.
Thestudiowasfilled
z
withtherichodourofroses,
in
andwhenthelightsummerwindstirredamidst
je
thetreesofthegarden,therecame
skozi
throughtheopendoortheheavyscentof
je
thelilac,orthemoredelicateperfumeof
je
thepink-floweringthorn.
FromthecornerofthedivanofPersiansaddle-bagsonwhichhewaslying,smoking,aswashiscustom,innumerablecigarettes,LordHenryWottoncould
pravkar
justcatchthegleamofthehoney-sweet
in
andhoney-colouredblossomsofalaburnum,whosetremulousbranchesseemedhardlyabletobeartheburdenofabeautysoflamelikeastheirs;
in
andnowandthenthefantasticshadowsofbirdsinflightflittedacrossthelongtussore-silkcurtainsthatwerestretchedinfrontofthehugewindow,producingakindofmomentaryJapaneseeffect,
in
andmakinghimthinkofthosepallid,jade-facedpaintersofTokyowho,throughthemediumofanartthatisnecessarilyimmobile,seektoconveythesenseofswiftness
in
andmotion.
Thesullenmurmurof
je
thebeesshoulderingtheirwaythrough
je
thelongunmowngrass,orcircling
z
withmonotonousinsistenceroundthedustygilthornsof
je
thestragglingwoodbine,seemedtomake
je
thestillnessmoreoppressive.
ThedimroarofLondonwas
kot
likethebourdonnoteofadistantorgan.
Inthecentreoftheroom,clampedtoanuprighteasel,stoodthefull-lengthportraitofayoungmanofextraordinarypersonalbeauty,
in
andinfrontofit,
nekaj
somelittledistanceaway,wassittingtheartisthimself,BasilHallward,whosesuddendisappearance
nekaj
someyearsagocaused,atthe
času
time,suchpublicexcitementandgaverisetosomanystrangeconjectures.
Asthepainterlookedatthegracious
in
andcomelyformhehadsoskilfullymirroredinhisart,asmileofpleasurepassedacrosshisface,
in
andseemedabouttolinger
tam
there.
Buthesuddenlystartedup,andclosinghiseyes,placedhisfingersuponthelids,asthoughhesoughttoimprisonwithinhisbrain
nekaj
somecuriousdreamfromwhichhefearedhemightawake.
“Itisyourbest
delo
work,Basil,thebestthingyouhaveeverdone,”saidLordHenrylanguidly.
“Youmustcertainlysenditnext
leto
yeartotheGrosvenor.
TheAcademyis
preveč
toolargeandtoovulgar.
WheneverIhavegone
tam
there,therehavebeeneitherso
veliko
manypeoplethatIhavenotbeenabletosee
je
thepictures,whichwasdreadful,
ali
orsomanypicturesthatIhavenotbeenabletosee
je
thepeople,whichwasworse.
TheGrosvenoris
res
reallytheonlyplace.”
“Idon’tthinkIshallsenditanywhere,”heanswered,tossinghis
glavo
headbackinthatodd
način
waythatusedtomakehisfriendslaughathimatOxford.
“No,Iwon’tsenditanywhere.”
LordHenryelevatedhiseyebrows
in
andlookedathiminamazement
skozi
throughthethinbluewreathsofsmoke
ki
thatcurledupinsuchfancifulwhorlsfromhisheavy,opium-taintedcigarette.
“Notsenditanywhere?
My
dragi
dearfellow,why?
Haveyouany
razlog
reason?
Whatoddchapsyoupaintersare!
Youdoanythinginthe
svetu
worldtogainareputation.
Assoonasyouhaveone,youseemtowanttothrowit
stran
away.
Itissillyofyou,forthereis
samo
onlyonethinginthe
svetu
worldworsethanbeingtalked
o
about,andthatisnotbeingtalked
o
about.
Aportraitlikethiswouldsetyou
daleč
farabovealltheyoungmeninEngland,
in
andmaketheoldmen
zelo
quitejealous,ifoldmenareevercapableofanyemotion.”
“Iknowyouwilllaughatme,”hereplied,“butI
res
reallycan’texhibitit.
Ihaveput
preveč
toomuchofmyselfintoit.”
LordHenrystretchedhimselfouton
je
thedivanandlaughed.
“Yes,Iknewyouwould;
ampak
butitisquitetrue,allthesame.”
“Toomuchofyourselfinit!
Uponmy
besedo
word,Basil,Ididn’tknowyouweresovain;
in
andIreallycan’tseeanyresemblance
med
betweenyou,withyourruggedstrongface
in
andyourcoal-blackhair,and
tem
thisyoungAdonis,wholooksasifhewasmadeoutofivory
in
androse-leaves.
Why,mydearBasil,heisaNarcissus,
in
andyou—well,ofcourseyouhaveanintellectualexpression
in
andallthat.
Butbeauty,realbeauty,ends
kjer
whereanintellectualexpressionbegins.
Intellectisinitselfamodeofexaggeration,
in
anddestroystheharmonyofanyface.
Themomentonesitsdowntothink,onebecomes
vse
allnose,orallforehead,
ali
orsomethinghorrid.
Lookatthesuccessfulmeninanyofthelearnedprofessions.
Kako
Howperfectlyhideoustheyare!
Except,of
seveda
course,intheChurch.
ButthenintheChurchtheydon’tthink.
Abishopkeepsonsayingattheageofeightywhathewastoldtosay
ko
whenhewasaboyofeighteen,
in
andasanaturalconsequencehe
vedno
alwayslooksabsolutelydelightful.
Yourmysterious
mladi
youngfriend,whosenameyouhave
nikoli
nevertoldme,butwhosepicture
resnično
reallyfascinatesme,neverthinks.
Ifeelquitesureof
to
that.
Heissomebrainlessbeautifulcreature
ki
whoshouldbealwayshereinwinter
ko
whenwehavenoflowerstolookat,
in
andalwayshereinsummer
ko
whenwewantsomethingtochillourintelligence.
Don’tflatteryourself,Basil:
youarenotintheleast
kot
likehim.”
“Youdon’tunderstandme,Harry,”answered
je
theartist.
“OfcourseIamnot
kot
likehim.
Iknowthatperfectlywell.
Indeed,Ishouldbe
žal
sorrytolooklikehim.
Youshrugyourshoulders?
Iamtellingyouthetruth.
Thereisafatalityabout
vseh
allphysicalandintellectualdistinction,thesortoffatalitythatseemstodog
skozi
throughhistorythefalteringstepsofkings.
Itis
bolje
betternottobedifferentfromone’sfellows.
Theugly
in
andthestupidhavethebestofitin
tem
thisworld.
Theycansitattheirease
in
andgapeattheplay.
Če
Iftheyknownothingofvictory,theyareat
vsaj
leastsparedtheknowledgeofdefeat.
Theyliveaswe
vsi
allshouldlive—undisturbed,indifferent,and
brez
withoutdisquiet.
Theyneitherbringruinuponothers,noreverreceiveitfromalienhands.
Yourrank
in
andwealth,Harry;
mybrains,suchastheyare—myart,
karkoli
whateveritmaybeworth;
DorianGray’s
dober
goodlooks—weshallallsufferforwhat
je
thegodshavegivenus,sufferterribly.”
“DorianGray?
Is
to
thathisname?”
askedLordHenry,walkingacross
je
thestudiotowardsBasilHallward.
“Yes,thatishis
ime
name.
Ididn’tintendtotellittoyou.”
“Butwhynot?”
“Oh,Ican’texplain.
Ko
WhenIlikepeopleimmensely,Inever
povem
telltheirnamestoanyone.
Itis
kot
likesurrenderingapartof
njih
them.
Ihavegrowntolovesecrecy.
Itseemstobe
je
theonethingthatcanmakemodern
življenje
lifemysteriousormarvellousto
nam
us.
Thecommonestthingisdelightful
če
ifoneonlyhidesit.
Ko
WhenIleavetownnowI
nikoli
nevertellmypeoplewhereIamgoing.
Če
IfIdid,Iwouldloseallmypleasure.
Itisasillyhabit,Idare
reči
say,butsomehowitseemstobringa
veliko
greatdealofromanceintoone’s
življenje
life.
Isupposeyouthinkmeawfullyfoolishaboutit?”
“Notatall,”answeredLordHenry,“notatall,my
dragi
dearBasil.
YouseemtoforgetthatIam
poročen
married,andtheonecharmofmarriageisthatitmakesa
življenje
lifeofdeceptionabsolutelynecessaryfor
obe
bothparties.
Ineverknow
kje
wheremywifeis,andmy
žena
wifeneverknowswhatIamdoing.
Ko
Whenwemeet—wedomeetoccasionally,
ko
whenwedineouttogether,orgodowntotheDuke’s—wetelleachotherthe
najbolj
mostabsurdstorieswiththe
najbolj
mostseriousfaces.
Mywifeis
zelo
verygoodatit—muchbetter,infact,
kot
thanIam.
Shenevergetsconfusedoverherdates,andI
vedno
alwaysdo.
Butwhenshedoesfindmeout,shemakes
ne
norowatall.
I
včasih
sometimeswishshewould;
butshemerelylaughsatme.”
“Ihate
je
thewayyoutalkaboutyourmarriedlife,Harry,”saidBasilHallward,strollingtowards
je
thedoorthatledinto
je
thegarden.
“Ibelievethatyouare
res
reallyaverygoodhusband,
vendar
butthatyouarethoroughlyashamedofyourownvirtues.
Youareanextraordinaryfellow.
You
nikoli
neversayamoralthing,
in
andyouneverdoawrongthing.
Yourcynicismissimplyapose.”
“Beingnaturalissimplyapose,
in
andthemostirritatingposeIknow,”criedLordHenry,laughing;
in
andthetwoyoungmenwentoutintothegarden
skupaj
togetherandensconcedthemselvesonalongbambooseat
ki
thatstoodintheshadeofatalllaurelbush.
Je
Thesunlightslippedoverthepolishedleaves.
Inthegrass,
bele
whitedaisiesweretremulous.
After
je
apause,LordHenrypulledouthiswatch.
“IamafraidImustbegoing,Basil,”hemurmured,“andbeforeI
iti
go,Iinsistonyouransweringa
vprašanje
questionIputtoyou
nekaj
sometimeago.”
“Whatisthat?”
said
je
thepainter,keepinghiseyesfixedon
je
theground.
“Youknowquitewell.”
“Idonot,Harry.”
“Well,Iwill
povedal
tellyouwhatitis.
Iwantyoutoexplaintomewhyyouwon’texhibitDorianGray’spicture.
Iwanttherealreason.”
“Itoldyouthe
pravi
realreason.”
“No,youdidnot.
Yousaiditwas
ker
becausetherewastoomuchofyourselfin
to
it.
Now,thatischildish.”
“Harry,”saidBasilHallward,lookinghimstraightinthe
obraz
face,“everyportraitthatispainted
z
withfeelingisaportraitoftheartist,notofthesitter.
Thesitterismerelytheaccident,theoccasion.
Itisnothe
ki
whoisrevealedbythepainter;
itisratherthepainter
ki
who,onthecolouredcanvas,revealshimself.
The
razlog
reasonIwillnotexhibit
te
thispictureisthatIamafraid
da
thatIhaveshowninitthesecretofmyownsoul.”
LordHenrylaughed.
“Andwhatisthat?”
heasked.
“Iwill
povedal
tellyou,”saidHallward;
but
je
anexpressionofperplexitycameoverhisface.
“Iamallexpectation,Basil,”continuedhiscompanion,glancingat
ga
him.
“Oh,thereisreally
zelo
verylittletotell,Harry,”answeredthepainter;
“andIamafraidyouwillhardlyunderstandit.
Morda
Perhapsyouwillhardlybelieveit.”
LordHenrysmiled,
in
andleaningdown,pluckedapink-petalleddaisyfromthegrass
in
andexaminedit.
“Iam
povsem
quitesureIshallunderstandit,”hereplied,gazingintentlyatthelittlegolden,white-feathereddisk,“andasforbelievingthings,I
lahko
canbelieveanything,providedthatitis
povsem
quiteincredible.”
Thewindshook
nekaj
someblossomsfromthetrees,
in
andtheheavylilac-blooms,withtheirclusteringstars,movedto
in
andfrointhelanguid
zraku
air.
Agrasshopperbegantochirrupbythewall,
in
andlikeabluethreadalongthindragon-flyfloated
mimo
pastonitsbrowngauzewings.
LordHenryfeltasifhecouldhearBasilHallward’s
srca
heartbeating,andwonderedwhatwascoming.
“Thestoryissimplythis,”saidthepainter
po
aftersometime.
“TwomonthsagoIwenttoacrushatLadyBrandon’s.
Youknowwe
ubogi
poorartistshavetoshowourselvesinsocietyfromtimetotime,
samo
justtoremindthepublicthatwearenotsavages.
Z
Withaneveningcoatanda
belo
whitetie,asyoutoldme
nekoč
once,anybody,evenastock-broker,
lahko
cangainareputationforbeingcivilized.
No
Well,afterIhadbeeninthe
sobi
roomabouttenminutes,talkingtohugeoverdresseddowagers
in
andtediousacademicians,Isuddenlybecameconsciousthatsomeonewaslookingatme.
Iturnedhalf-wayround
in
andsawDorianGrayforthe
prvič
firsttime.
Whenoureyesmet,Ifelt
da
thatIwasgrowingpale.
Je
Acurioussensationofterrorcameoverme.
IknewthatIhadcomefacetoface
z
withsomeonewhosemerepersonalitywassofascinatingthat,
če
ifIallowedittodoso,itwouldabsorbmywholenature,mywholesoul,myveryartitself.
Ididnotwantanyexternalinfluenceinmylife.
Youknowyourself,Harry,
kako
howindependentIambynature.
Ihave
vedno
alwaysbeenmyownmaster;
hadat
vsaj
leastalwaysbeenso,tillImetDorianGray.
Then—butIdon’t
vem
knowhowtoexplainittoyou.
Nekaj
SomethingseemedtotellmethatIwasonthevergeofaterriblecrisisinmylife.
Ihadastrangefeeling
da
thatfatehadinstoreformeexquisitejoys
in
andexquisitesorrows.
Igrewafraid
in
andturnedtoquitthe
sobo
room.
Itwasnotconsciencethatmademedoso:
itwas
je
asortofcowardice.
Itake
ne
nocredittomyselffortryingtoescape.”
“Conscience
in
andcowardicearereallythesamethings,Basil.
Conscienceisthetrade-nameofthefirm.
To
Thatisall.”
“Idon’tbelievethat,Harry,
in
andIdon’tbelieveyoudoeither.
However,whateverwasmymotive—andit
morda
mayhavebeenpride,forIusedtobe
zelo
veryproud—Icertainlystruggledto
je
thedoor.
There,ofcourse,IstumbledagainstLadyBrandon.
‘Youarenotgoingtorunawayso
kmalu
soon,Mr.Hallward?’shescreamedout.
Youknowhercuriouslyshrillvoice?”
“Yes;
sheisapeacockin
vsem
everythingbutbeauty,”saidLordHenry,pullingthedaisytobits
z
withhislongnervousfingers.
“Icouldnotgetridofher.
Shebroughtmeuptoroyalties,
in
andpeoplewithstarsandgarters,
in
andelderlyladieswithgigantictiaras
in
andparrotnoses.
Shespokeofmeasherdearestfriend.
Ihad
samo
onlymetheroncebefore,butshetookitintoher
glavo
headtolionizeme.
Ibelievesomepictureofminehadmadeagreatsuccessatthe
času
time,atleasthadbeenchattered
o
aboutinthepennynewspapers,
kar
whichisthenineteenth-centurystandardofimmortality.
SuddenlyIfoundmyself
obraz
facetofacewiththeyoungmanwhosepersonalityhadsostrangelystirredme.