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is dispossessed of ...as to

English translation: does not contain ---concerning

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English term or phrase:is dispossessed of ...as to
Selected answer:does not contain ---concerning
Entered by: macky

07:25 Feb 1, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / sentence
English term or phrase: is dispossessed of ...as to
The phrase like this:" We are modern, this inspired Turkish modernist reminds us, to the degree of uncertainty we can endure. His scattered fiction is dispossessed of any circumstantial resonance as to place, time, voice, gender, agent, action, and consequence."

I wonder what does " his scattered fiction is dispossessed of any circumstantial resonance as to place, time, voice, gender, agent, action, and consequence." mean.
macky
Local time: 07:54
does not contain ---concerning
Explanation:
I think the word "dispossessed", which means to have been forcibly deprived of the possession of something, is wrong here.
His scattered fiction does not contain any circumstantial resonance as to/concerning place, time, voice, gender, agent, action, and consequence.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:54
Grading comment
Thank you for help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5does not contain ---concerning
Jack Doughty
4 +1lacks/is deprived of ... concerning ...
Peter Simon
3 +1Not inclined to
Lincoln Hui
4has no ... about
B D Finch
4is not concentrated on .... concerning
Chien Nguyen


  

Answers


35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Not inclined to


Explanation:
I understand it to mean that this author's work is not inclined to be specific or be centered in on any of the stated factors
i.e. does not tend to give focus to a single place, time, voice, gender, agent, action, and consequence.

The sample excerpts demonstrate this - the 5W1H of the narrative is never made clear; for example, where and when the narrative occurs.

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 07:54
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: It's stronger than that.
3 hrs
agree  acetran
4 hrs
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
does not contain ---concerning


Explanation:
I think the word "dispossessed", which means to have been forcibly deprived of the possession of something, is wrong here.
His scattered fiction does not contain any circumstantial resonance as to/concerning place, time, voice, gender, agent, action, and consequence.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 197
Grading comment
Thank you for help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Yes, by "is dispossessed of" the writer simply means "does not possess". "Dispossessed" could be replaced by "devoid".
11 mins
  -> Thank you. "Possess" instead of "contain" would mean the same but be closer to the original.
neutral  B D Finch: I like Charles' suggestion of "devoid", but as the Asker wanted an explanation rather than a rewording per se, that might be equally "difficult".
2 hrs
agree  writeaway: good explanation. clear for non-natives. I agree with Charles but it's frying pan/ fire here because devoid would just be another word that needs explaining.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Rachel Fell
5 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
8 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Phong Le
19 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lacks/is deprived of ... concerning ...


Explanation:
I'm adding these for the sake of variation and choice for the asker, depending on the wider context. The first is milder (basically meaning that the observer misses those aspects in the middle of the original sentence), the second is closer to the forcible deprivation mentioned by Jack than "does not contain".

Peter Simon
Netherlands
Local time: 01:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  acetran
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
has no ... about


Explanation:
I prefer simplicity.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-02-01 11:05:56 GMT)
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His scattered fiction has no circumstantial resonance about place, time, voice, gender, agent, action, and consequence."

B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: imo this is over-simplification that leaves out the nuances of the words dispossessed of
2 hrs
  -> Perhaps
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
is not concentrated on .... concerning


Explanation:
I agree that "dispossessed of" is not "deprived of" here.

My understanding is: is not concentrated on .... concerning OR is not inclined to......

I think "his scattered fiction is not concentrated on any specific themes/details such as...

Chien Nguyen
Vietnam
Local time: 06:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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