I would like to suggest this book as something that I would like to read because it is one of the next books on my list and because I know that others would be more likely to listen to an audio recording of it than to sit down and read it. I think it is an under read book, and I would like for it to be more readily available.
I don't know what else to put on here, so please let me know if I'm missing anything.
I'm also gonna need some advise as to how to get this thing recorded well. Help?
Cur Deus Homo by Anselm of Canterbury (in English)
Hello Mike,
Interesting suggestion.
What is useful to have is some information on available translations, to find a translation that is in the public domain (the original work obviously is, since the author died in 1109
) and preferably a link to an online text. That will also give people a chance to check out the text, and whether they'd be interested to participate.
I found an online English translation here:
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cur_Deus_Homo - it says that it was published before 1923 so that would be good in the USA. Unfortunately no information on who the translator was, or when it was published exactly etc.
Another link is: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/anselm-curdeus.html
This is a 1903 translation I believe, so would be good too. (Perhaps if you check the texts the two might even be the same?? I haven't done that yet)
And there's a version on archive.org: http://www.archive.org/details/curdeushomo00anse
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And then as to how you make this project into a recording:
Here's a lot of information on Librivox and how it works: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/
Were you thinking of doing it as a solo project or as a group project?
Here is some information on how to do a solo project: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13513 . However, it's best to start with something short, like just a poem or a short story (- which you can submit to one of the collections open), to get to know the system etc before you embark on a whole book. It takes more work than you think, to record a whole book!
For a group project: best thing is to try and get some experienced Librivoxer interested in it, who can become the book-coordinator. If you get a lot of response here from people who might be interested in contributing, that is more likely to happen.
To get people interested, a good thing would be to choose the translation which you would favor, and give the link. Also, maybe write a sentence or 2 on what is so special about this book (I didn't know anything about it - but then, I'm not knowledgeable in this subject at all.)
OK - sorry to ramble on so Hope this helps.
Anna
Interesting suggestion.
What is useful to have is some information on available translations, to find a translation that is in the public domain (the original work obviously is, since the author died in 1109
) and preferably a link to an online text. That will also give people a chance to check out the text, and whether they'd be interested to participate.I found an online English translation here:
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cur_Deus_Homo - it says that it was published before 1923 so that would be good in the USA. Unfortunately no information on who the translator was, or when it was published exactly etc.
Another link is: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/anselm-curdeus.html
This is a 1903 translation I believe, so would be good too. (Perhaps if you check the texts the two might even be the same?? I haven't done that yet)
And there's a version on archive.org: http://www.archive.org/details/curdeushomo00anse
--------
And then as to how you make this project into a recording:
Here's a lot of information on Librivox and how it works: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/
Were you thinking of doing it as a solo project or as a group project?
Here is some information on how to do a solo project: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13513 . However, it's best to start with something short, like just a poem or a short story (- which you can submit to one of the collections open), to get to know the system etc before you embark on a whole book. It takes more work than you think, to record a whole book!
For a group project: best thing is to try and get some experienced Librivoxer interested in it, who can become the book-coordinator. If you get a lot of response here from people who might be interested in contributing, that is more likely to happen.
To get people interested, a good thing would be to choose the translation which you would favor, and give the link. Also, maybe write a sentence or 2 on what is so special about this book (I didn't know anything about it - but then, I'm not knowledgeable in this subject at all.)
OK - sorry to ramble on so
Hope this helps.Anna
Here is a copy of Cur Deus Homo from archive.org
Cur Deus Homo usually translated Why God Became a Man
https://archive.org/details/stanselmeproslog00anseuoft
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Cur Deus Homo usually translated Why God Became a Man
https://archive.org/details/stanselmeproslog00anseuoft
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