Salvator Attanasio (September 9, 1913 – June 3, 1993) was an American literary translator, who translated over 200 works of literature, history and philosophy.Salvator Attanasio, 79, A Literary Translator, ''New York Times'', 9 June 1993. Attanasio translated the autobiographies of

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

and Alexandra Kollantai, biographies of

Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

and

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

, philosophical works by Etienne Gilson, and work by a variety of Roman Catholic writers, including

Hans Küng Hans Küng (; 19 March 1928 – 6 April 2021) was a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author. From 1995 he was president of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Stiftung Weltethos). Küng was ordained a priest in 1954, joined the faculty ...

and

Joseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

Works

Translations

* ''The Victory of Father Karl'' by Otto Pies. Translated from the German. 1957 * ''A Priest and his Dog'' by Jean Gautier. Translated from the French. 1957. * ''Make Your Mind Work for You'' by

Jean Guitton Jean Guitton (August 18, 1901 – March 21, 1999) was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École Normale Sup� ...

. Translated from the French. 1958. * ''The Dead Sea scrolls and primitive Christianity'' by

Jean Daniélou Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou (; 14 May 1905 – 20 May 1974) was a French Jesuit and cardinal, an internationally well known patrologist, theologian and historian and a member of the Académie Française. Biography Early life and studies Jean ...

. Translated from the French ''Manuscrits de la mer Morte et les origines du christianisme''. 1958. * ''Belgium'' by Paul Schoenen. Translated from the German. 1959. * ''Central Italy: Tuscany and Umbria'' by Wolfgang Braunfels. Translated from the German. 1959. * ''Dance on the volcano'' by

Marie Chauvet Marie Vieux-Chauvet (born Marie Vieux; September 16, 1916 – June 19, 1973), was a Haitian novelist, poet and playwright. Born and educated in Port-au-Prince, she is most famous for the novels ''Fille d'Haïti'' (1954), ''La Danse sur le volcan' ...

. Translated from the French ''La danse sur le volcan''. 1959. * (tr. with Otto de Vuchetich) ''Story of the Turks, from empire to democracy'' by Richard Peters. 1959. * ''Mountain without Stars'' by

Maurice Zermatten Maurice Zermatten (22 October 1910, in Saint-Martin, Valais – 11 February 2001, in Sion) was a French-speaking Swiss writer. He was born in Saint-Martin, Valais, a small village situated in the Val d'Hérens, in the canton of Valais. He was fir ...

. Translated from the French ''La Montagne sans étoiles''. 1960. * ''Captain of the Ile'' by Raoul de Beaudéan. Translated from the French ''Service a la mer''. 1960. * ''God of the scientists: God of the experiment'' by Rémy Chauvin. 1960. * ''Hitler's Secret Book'' by

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

. Translated from the German ''Hitlers zweites Buch'', with an introduction by

Telford Taylor Telford Taylor (February 24, 1908 – May 23, 1998) was an American lawyer and professor. Taylor was known for his role as lead counsel in the prosecution of war criminals after World War II, his opposition to McCarthyism in the 1950s, and his o ...

. 1961. * ''Père Jacques'' by Michel Carrouges. Translated from the French. 1961. * ''The peace of St. Francis'' by Maria Sticco. Translated from the Italian, with an introduction by

Agostino Gemelli Agostino Gemelli (18 January 1878 – 15 July 1959) was an Italian Franciscan friar, physician and psychologist, who was also the founder and first Rector of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) of Mi ...

. 1962. * ''The call of St. Clare'' by

Henri Daniel-Rops Henri Daniel-Rops (Épinal, 19 January 1901 – Tresserve, 27 July 1965) was a French Roman Catholic writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot. Biography Daniel-Rops was the son of a military officer. He was a student at the Faculties ...

. Translated from the French ''Claire dans la clarté''. 1963. * ''An opportunity for faith'' by Wilfrid Busenbender. Translated from the German ''Die Welt als Chance des Glaubens''. 1963. * ''The Arabs: a compact history'' by

Francesco Gabrieli Francesco Gabrieli (27 April 1904, in Rome – 13 December 1996, in Rome) was counted among the most distinguished Italian Arabists together with Giorgio Levi Della Vida and Alessandro Bausani, of whom he was respectively a student and collea ...

. 1963. * ''The book of Joseph'' by Renée Zeller. Translated from the French ''Joseph le charpentier''. 1963. * ''The Popes: Papal history in picture and word'' by Leonard von Matt and Hans Kühner. Translated from the German ''Die Päpste''. 1963. * ''Wit and wisdom of good Pope John'' by Henri Fesquet. Translated from the French. 1964. * ''Structures of the Church'' by

. Translated from the German ''Strukturen der Kirche''. 1964. * ''The Secret Ways of Prayer'' by R. L. Bruckberger, O.P. Translated from the French. 1964. * (tr. with Darrell Likens Guder) ''The Easter Message today: 3 essays'' by Leonhard Goppelt,

Helmut Thielicke Helmut Thielicke (; 4 December 1908 in Wuppertal – 5 March 1986 in Hamburg) was a German Protestant theologian and rector of the University of Hamburg from 1960 to 1978. Biography Thielicke grew up in Wuppertal, where he went to a humanistic ...

and Hans-Rudolf Müller-Schwefe. Translated from the German. 1964. * ''The life and times of St. Francis'' by Agostino Ghilardi. 1965. * ''Russia invaded; from Genghis Khan to Hitler'' by Mario Francini. 1965. * (tr. with others) ''Nazi culture. Intellectual, cultural and social life in the Third Reich'' ed. by

George L. Mosse Gerhard "George" Lachmann Mosse (September 20, 1918 – January 22, 1999) was an American historian, who emigrated from Nazi Germany first to Great Britain and then to the United States. He was professor of history at the University of Iowa, the ...

. 1965. * ''Forms and substances in the arts'' by Etienne Gilson. Translated from the French ''Matieres et formes''. 1966. * ''The life and times of Goethe'' by Horst Hohendorf. Translated from the German. 1967. * ''The German question'' ed. by

Walther Hubatsch Walther Hubatsch (17 May 1915 – 29 December 1984) was a German military historian. He was born in Königsberg in East Prussia. During World War II he served in the German Army. He was appointed professor in Göttingen from 1949, and from 1 ...

et al. Translated from the German ''Die deutsche Frage''. 1967. * ''The life and times of Dante'' by Maria Luisa Rizzatti. Translated from the Italian. 1967. * ''Manuel de Falla'' by Suzanne Demarquez. Translated from the French. 1968. * ''Cervantes; his life, his times, his works'' ed. by Thomas Goddard Bergin. Translated from the Italian. 1970. * ''From Calvin to Rousseau; tradition and modernity in socio-political thought from the Reformation to the French Revolution'' by

Herbert Lüthy Herbert Lüthy (1918-2002) was a Swiss historian and journalist. His book ''France Against Herself'', published in the mid-1950s, criticized French traditionalism. Life Born in Basel, Herbert Lüthy attended school in Glarus and St. Gallen. He t ...

. Translated from the French ''Le passé présent: combats d'idées de Calvin à Rousseau''. 1970. * ''The search for a third way; My path between East and West'' by Heinz Brandt. Translated from the German ''Ein Traum, der nicht entführbar ist''. 1970. * ''The Eternal Yes'' by

Karl Rahner Karl Rahner (5 March 1904 – 30 March 1984) was a German Jesuit priest and theologian who, alongside Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Yves Congar, is considered to be one of the most influential Roman Catholic theologians of ...

. Translated from the German. 1970. * ''Philosophy, technology, and the arts in the early modern era'' by

Paolo Rossi Paolo Rossi (; 23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward. He led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden B ...

. Translation from the Italian ''I filosofi e le macchine'', edited by

Benjamin Nelson Benjamin Nelson (1911 – September 17, 1977) was a sociologist who explored the historical development and nature of civilizations. He held positions at University of Chicago, University of Minnesota, Stony Brook University and after 1966, Ne ...

. 1970. * ''The counter-revolution: doctrine and action, 1789-1804'' by

Jacques Godechot Jacques Léon Godechot (3 January 1907 – 24 August 1989) was a French historian of the French revolution, and a pioneer of Atlantic history. As a frequent and varied contributor to the ''Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française'', he act ...

. Translated from the French. 1971. * ''The Autobiography of a sexually emancipated Communist woman'' by Alexandra Kollantai. Translated from the German ''Autobiographie einer sexuell emanzipierten Kommunistin'', with an introduction by

Germaine Greer Germaine Greer (; born 29 January 1939) is an Australian writer and public intellectual, regarded as one of the major voices of the radical feminist movement in the latter half of the 20th century. Specializing in English and women's literatu ...

. 1971. * ''The Church and the Sacraments'' by Louis Eveley. Translated from the French. 1971. * ''Columbus was Chinese: discoveries and inventions of the Far East'' by

Hans Breuer Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

. Translated from the German ''Kolumbus war Chinese''. 1972. * ''Questions, answers, questions: from the biography of a German Marxist'' by

Robert Havemann Robert Havemann (; 11 March 1910 – 9 April 1982) was an East German chemist and dissident. Life and career He studied chemistry in Berlin and Munich from 1929 to 1933, and then later received a doctorate in physical chemistry from the Kaiser ...

. Translated from the German ''Fragen, Antworten, Fragen''. 1972. * ''The key to heaven: edifing tales from Holy Scripture to serve as teaching and warning'' by

Leszek Kołakowski Leszek Kołakowski (; ; 23 October 1927 – 17 July 2009) was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his three-volume history, '' Main Currents of Marxism'' (1976). ...

. 1972. * ''Blessed is the peace of my church'' by

Yves Congar Yves Marie-Joseph Congar (; 13 April 1904 – 22 June 1995) was a French Dominican friar, priest, and theologian. He is perhaps best known for his influence at the Second Vatican Council and for reviving theological interest in the Holy Spiri ...

. Translated from the French. 1973. * ''How to read the Bible : twenty-five lessons in dialogue form with reading lessons for thirty-three weeks'' by Jean Martucci. Translated from the French ''Comment lire la Bible''. 1973. * ''Allow yourself to be forgiven: penance today'' by

. Translation from the German ''Man darf sich vergeben lassen''. 1974. * ''The sky-god An-Anu'' by Herman Wohlstein. Translation from the German. 1976. * ''Never again without a rifle : the origins of Italian terrorism'' by Alessandro Silj. Translated from the Italian ''Mai più senza fucile!''. 1977. * ''Exodus, a hermeneutics of freedom'' by J. Severino Croatto. Translated from the Spanish. 1978. * ''Freedom and domination: a historical critique of civilization'' by

Alexander Rüstow Alexander Rüstow (8 April 1885 – 30 June 1963) was a German sociologist and economist. In 1938 he originated the term neoliberalism at the Colloque Walter Lippmann. He was one of the fathers of the "Social Market Economy" that shaped the econ ...

. Abbreviated translation from the German ''Ortsbestimmung der Gegenwart''. 1980. Ed. with an intro. by Dankwart A. Rustow * ''I wish I could believe'' by Juan López-Pedraz. Translated from ''Cuando se está perdiendo la fe''. 1983. * ''The last day of Jesus an enriching portrayal of the passion'' by Gerhard Lohfink. Translated from the German. 1984. * (tr. with Graham Harrison) ''The Ratzinger report : an exclusive interview on the state of the Church'' by

with

Vittorio Messori Vittorio Messori (born 1941) is an Italian journalist and writer. According to Sandro Magister, a Vaticanist, he is the "most translated Catholic writer in the world."Sandro Magister"From Rome to the World: The Global Offensive of the Catholic ...

. Translated from the authorized German manuscript. 1985. * ''The court-martial of Jesus: a Christian defends the Jews against the charge of deicide'' by Weddig Fricke. Translated from the German ''Standrechtlich gekreuzigt''. 1990. * ''What are the Targums? : selected texts'' by Pierre Grelot. Translated from the French ''Les Targoums''. 1992.

Other works

* 'A surgical survey of a center of learning' in Sebastiano Martelli, ed., ''Rimanelliana : studi su Giose Rimanelli = studies on Giose Rimanelli'', 2000.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Attanasio, Salvator 1913 births 1993 deaths French–English translators German–English translators Italian–English translators 20th-century American translators