i'm having problems with a passage from D&P which doesn't make sense.
the passage is on page 151-2, and reads as follows:
What the ordinance of 1766 defines is not a time-table – the general framework for an activity; it is rather a collective and obligatory rhythm, imposed from the outside; it is a “programme;” it assures the elaboration of the act itself; it controls its development and its stages from the inside (DP: 151-2).
the original French reads:
Ce que définit l'ordonnance de 1766, ce n'est pas un emploi du temps — cadre général pour une activité; c'est plus qu'un rythme collectif et obligatoire, imposé de l'extérieur; c'est un «programme»; il assure l'élaboration de l'acte lui-même; il contrôle de l'intérieur son déroulement et ses phases (SP : 153).
would this be a better translation?
What defines the ordinance of 1766, is not a timetable – the general framework for an activity; it is more than a collective and obligatory rhythm, imposed from outside; it is a “programme;” it assures the elaboration of the act itself; it controls from the interior its unfolding and its phases.
regards,
kevin.
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the passage is on page 151-2, and reads as follows:
What the ordinance of 1766 defines is not a time-table – the general framework for an activity; it is rather a collective and obligatory rhythm, imposed from the outside; it is a “programme;” it assures the elaboration of the act itself; it controls its development and its stages from the inside (DP: 151-2).
the original French reads:
Ce que définit l'ordonnance de 1766, ce n'est pas un emploi du temps — cadre général pour une activité; c'est plus qu'un rythme collectif et obligatoire, imposé de l'extérieur; c'est un «programme»; il assure l'élaboration de l'acte lui-même; il contrôle de l'intérieur son déroulement et ses phases (SP : 153).
would this be a better translation?
What defines the ordinance of 1766, is not a timetable – the general framework for an activity; it is more than a collective and obligatory rhythm, imposed from outside; it is a “programme;” it assures the elaboration of the act itself; it controls from the interior its unfolding and its phases.
regards,
kevin.
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