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un eroismo dell’io privato

English translation: heroism of the private self


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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
Italian term or phrase: un eroismo dell’io privato
Context: catologue for an art exhibition based around the concept of time. In this paragraph he is referring to minimalism...

sentence:
Era una fatica riduttiva inevitabile se l’unico sistema di integrazione tra storia, scultura e sito era stato, sino ad allora, incarnato dalla retorica monumentale che presupponeva un eroismo dell’io privato, del gruppo collettivo, etc
manducci
Italy
Local time: 21:45
English translation:heroism of the private self
Explanation:
I think "self" is the best rendering of "io" in this context.
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Clifford Marcus
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:45
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2heroism of the private selfClifford Marcus
5 +1heroism of the private ego
James (Jim) Davis
4 +1personal heroismfemme


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
personal heroism


Explanation:
HTH

femme
United States
Local time: 15:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TrishCivitella: It could be worded a few ways, but this is what it essentially means.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, TrishCivitella.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
heroism of the private ego


Explanation:
This is clearly what the Italian says, even if its meaning is obscure. I can't see any other translation that would be accurate.
The "ego" of Freudian fame, is the "io" in Italian.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=it&q="private ego&lr=

James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 21:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Korovkin: ego, Id and Illiad...
4 hrs
agree  blattanzi: Io=Ego. E secondo me, a meno che non si voglia essere letterali, si può anche togliere "privato"
1 day8 hrs
disagree  Federico81: There is a huge difference in philosophy between ego and self. The best translation of io in this context is no doubt "self", because ego would involve a freudian (and individual) accent that is not present in the original text
3 days12 hrs
  -> Yes and there is a huge difference between the two in psychology and psychiatry too. It is precisely the word "privato" which gives the Freudian and Jungian context.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
heroism of the private self


Explanation:
I think "self" is the best rendering of "io" in this context.

Clifford Marcus
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linda 969
7 hrs
agree  Federico81
3 days9 hrs
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