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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / painting | | Italian term or phrase: vita nervosa | Context: essay on the works of the sculptor and painter Giacomo manzoni
In particolare la ricerca di Brancusi, illustrata nei termini di una completa soppressione dell’«aneddoto», della «somiglianza» e dei «riflessi della vita nervosa e sentimentale», veniva letta quale «condensazione dell’emozione visuale fino alla compressione totale della forma, arrivando alla configurazione primitiva e geometrica, arrivando all’ovale |
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| | English translation:nervous life | Explanation:
I don't see why you can't simply translate it literally. The"nervous life" of an individual was a term used in early 20th century psychologu |
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KayW
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| Grading comment I wasn't convinced by this at first but having checked it out agree - especially as i will need to translate 'sentimentale' as 'emotional' Thanks.
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6 hrs confidence:   intensification of nervous stimulation
Explanation:
sociological term born from the analysis of life in big cities.
See the concept of "Vita nervosa" in "The Metropolis and Mental Life" by G.Simmel
Example sentence(s):- L\'individuo metropolitano vive una vita nervosa, perché un susseguirsi frenetico di immagini colpiscono il suo sistema nervoso (G.Simmel)
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9 hrs confidence: nervous life
Explanation:
I don't see why you can't simply translate it literally. The"nervous life" of an individual was a term used in early 20th century psychologu
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Reference: http://www.bmj.com/content/1/2147/460.full.pdf
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| | Grading comment | I wasn't convinced by this at first but having checked it out agree - especially as i will need to translate 'sentimentale' as 'emotional' Thanks. |
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