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Memoir · History · 1845

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

미국 노예 프레더릭 더글러스의 생애 이야기

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Frederick Douglass recounts his life born into slavery in Maryland, his struggle to learn to read, and his escape to the North. It is an autobiographical account that argues against slavery.

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“In the month of August, 1841, I attended an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket, at which it was my happiness to become acquainted with Frederick Douglass, the writer of the following Narrative.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave · Frederick Douglass

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I shall never forget his first speech at the convention—the extraordinary emotion it excited in my own mind—the powerful impression it created upon a crowded auditory, completely taken by surprise—the applause which followed from the beginning to the end of his felicitous remarks.

나는 대회에서 그가 한 첫 연설을 결코 잊지 못할 것이다. 그것이 내 마음에 불러일으킨 특별한 감정, 완전히 놀라워했던 많은 청중에게 남긴 강력한 인상, 그리고 그의 훌륭한 발언의 시작부터 끝까지 이어진 박수갈채를.

I think I never hated slavery so intensely as at that moment; certainly, my perception of the enormous outrage which is inflicted by it, on the godlike nature of its victims, was rendered far more clear than ever.

나는 그 순간만큼 노예제도를 격렬하게 미워한 적이 없었던 것 같습니다. 확실히, 노예제도가 희생자들의 신성한 본성에 가하는 엄청난 모욕에 대한 나의 인식은 그 어느 때보다 훨씬 더 분명해졌습니다.

There stood one, in physical proportion and stature commanding and exact—in intellect richly endowed—in natural eloquence a prodigy—in soul manifestly “created but a little lower than the angels”—yet a slave, ay, a fugitive slave,—trembling for his safety, hardly daring to believe that on the American soil, a single white person could be found who would befriend him at all hazards, for the love of God and humanity!

거기에 한 사람이 서 있었다. 체격과 키가 위엄 있고 정확했으며, 지성은 풍부했고, 타고난 웅변은 천재였으며, 영혼은 분명히 "천사보다 조금 낮게 창조된" 자였다. 그런데 그는 노예, 그것도 도망친 노예였다. 그는 자신의 안전을 걱정하며 떨고 있었고, 미국 땅에서 하나님과 인류애를 위해 어떤 위험이라도 무릅쓰고 자신을 도와줄 백인이 단 한 명이라도 있을 거라고는 감히 믿지 못했다!

Capable of high attainments as an intellectual and moral being—needing nothing but a comparatively small amount of cultivation to make him an ornament to society and a blessing to his race—by the law of the land, by the voice of the people, by the terms of the slave code, he was only a piece of property, a beast of burden, a chattel personal, nevertheless!

지적으로나 도덕적으로 높은 경지에 이를 수 있는 능력을 지닌 그는, 사회에 귀중하고 그의 민족에게 축복이 되기 위해 비교적 적은 양의 교육만 필요했을 뿐인데도, 나라의 법과 백성의 목소리, 노예법 조항에 따라 그는 단지 재산, 짐을 나르는 짐승, 동산에 불과했습니다!

A beloved friend from New Bedford prevailed on Mr. DOUGLASS to address the convention.

뉴베드포드 출신의 사랑하는 친구가 더글라스 씨에게 대회에서 연설해 달라고 간곡히 부탁했습니다.

He came forward to the platform with a hesitancy and embarrassment, necessarily the attendants of a sensitive mind in such a novel position.

그는 그러한 새로운 위치에 있는 예민한 마음이 필연적으로 수반하는 주저함과 당황스러움을 가지고 단상으로 나아갔습니다.

After apologizing for his ignorance, and reminding the audience that slavery was a poor school for the human intellect and heart, he proceeded to narrate some of the facts in his own history as a slave, and in the course of his speech gave utterance to many noble thoughts and thrilling reflections.

그는 자신의 무지를 사과하고 노예 제도가 인간의 지성과 마음을 키우는 데 부적합한 학교임을 청중에게 상기시킨 후, 노예 시절 자신의 삶에 대한 몇 가지 사실을 이야기하며 연설 도중 많은 고귀한 생각과 감동적인 성찰을 표현했습니다.

As soon as he had taken his seat, filled with hope and admiration, I rose, and declared that PATRICK HENRY, of revolutionary fame, never made a speech more eloquent in the cause of liberty, than the one we had just listened to from the lips of that hunted fugitive.

그가 희망과 감탄으로 가득 차 자리에 앉자마자 나는 일어나서 혁명의 영웅 패트릭 헨리조차도 우리가 방금 쫓기던 도망자의 입에서 들은 연설보다 자유를 위해 더 웅변적인 연설을 한 적이 없다고 선언했습니다.

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Book details

Title
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (미국 노예 프레더릭 더글러스의 생애 이야기)
Author
Frederick Douglass
First published
1845
Genre
Memoir, History
Original language
English
Translations in app
21 languages
Price
Free

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