“The design of this poem of ‘Orion’ is far from being intended as a mere echo or reflection of the past, and is, in itself, and in other respects, a novel experiment upon the mind of a nation.”

Presenting the epic as an intentional trial of contemporary public response · Preface to Orion

• Experiment
• Poetry
• Public Opinion

“Words, and symbols—which latter include sculpture and painting—are the only medium of communication between the generations of mankind.”

Affirming that words alone preserve and transmit human thought across time · Essay, Remarks on Translation (1844)

• Communication
• Language
• Legacy

“The only merit therefore in a translation is that of giving the words of an author in another language, as nearly by equivalents as possible.”

Defining fidelity of wording as the sole proper aim of translation · Essay, Remarks on Translation (1844)

• Fidelity
• Language
• Translation