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 Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai (; , ; – 9 March 1952) was a Russian revolutionary, politician, diplomat and Theoretician (Marxism), Marxist theoretician. Serving as the People's Commissariat, People's Commissar for Welfare in Vladimir Leni ...

, biographies of

Dante Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...

and

Goethe Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on Western literature, literary, Polit ...

, 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 BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as po ...

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. ''Le Monde'' called him "the last of the great Catholic philosophers." Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he was the son o ...

. 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 Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regula ...

. Translated from the German. 1959. * ''Dance on the volcano'' by Marie Chauvet. 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 ...

. Translated from the French ''La Montagne sans étoiles''. 1960. * ''Captain of the Ile'' by

Raoul de Beaudéan __NOTOC__ Raoul is a French variant of the male given name Ralph or Rudolph. Raoul may also refer to: Given name * Raoul André (1916–1992), French director and screenwriter * Raoul Anglès (1887–1967), French politician * Raoul Aragon, Fi ...

. Translated from the French ''Service a la mer''. 1960. * ''God of the scientists: God of the experiment'' by

Rémy Chauvin Remy Chauvin (10 October 1913 – 8 December 2009) at Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, was a biologist and entomologist, and a French Honorary Professor Emeritus at the Sorbonne, PhD, and a senior research fellow since 1946. Chauvin was also ...

. 1960. * ''Hitler's Secret Book'' by

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

. 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 OFM (18 January 1878 – 15 July 1959) was an Italian Capuchin 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) ...

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

Henri Daniel-Rops Henri Jules Charles Petiot (19 January 1901 – 27 July 1965), known by the pen name Henri Daniel-Rops, was a French Catholic writer and historian. Biography Daniel-Rops was the son of a military officer. He was a student at the Faculties of L ...

. 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 colle ...

. 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 Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of the given name include: People French nobles * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * H ...

. 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 Leonhard is a male given name and surname in German and other Germanic languages, as well as Estonian, sharing the same origin as English Leonard. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Alfred Leonhard Maluma (1955–2021), Tanzanian Ro ...

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 a German-born, Jewish-American social and cultural historian, who emigrated from Nazi Germany to Great Britain and then to the United States. He was professor of hist ...

. 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 Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

. 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 (January 15, 1918 - November 16, 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 ...

. 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 Jesuits, 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 Catholic theology, Cat ...

. 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 association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He led Italy national football team, Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup t ...

. 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. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Letters and human sciences at the University of Toulouse from 1961 to ...

. Translated from the French. 1971. * ''The Autobiography of a sexually emancipated Communist woman'' by

. 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 feminist, regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century. Specializing in English and women's literature, she ...

. 1971. * ''The Church and the Sacraments'' by

Louis Eveley Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * ...

. Translated from the French. 1971. * ''Columbus was Chinese: discoveries and inventions of the Far East'' by Hans Breuer. 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: editing 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 analysis of Marxism, Marxist thought, as in his three-volume history of Marxist philosophy ''Main Current ...

. 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 Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

. 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 Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

. Translated from the Italian ''Mai più senza fucile!''. 1977. * ''Exodus, a hermeneutics of freedom'' by

J. Severino Croatto J, or j, is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. J may also refer to: * Palatal approximant in the International Phonetic Alphabet * J, Cyrillic letter Je Astronomy * J, a provisional designation prefix for some objects discovered bet ...

. 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. At the Colloque Walter Lippmann in August 1938 he popularised the term "neoliberalism". He became one of the fathers of the "Social Market Economy" that ...

. Abbreviated translation from the German ''Ortsbestimmung der Gegenwart''. 1980. Ed. with an intro. by

Dankwart A. Rustow Dankwart Alexander Rustow (December 21, 1924 – August 3, 1996) was a professor of political science and sociology specializing in comparative politics. He is prominent for his research on democratization. In his seminal 1970 article 'Transition ...

* ''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." , 20 August 2004 Life Messori had a completely secular upbringing. He wa ...

. 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 Pierre Grelot (6 February 1917 – 22 June 2009) was a French Catholic priest, biblical scholar, theologian and Honorary Professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He had an expert knowledge of Aramaic and was a specialist on the Pauline epis ...

. 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

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