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I'm a little bit confused by your statement that the ipsos is both a correct quotation but can also be omitted. Is there some translation issue wherein the "ips
by IggleSniggle 6y ago
I'm a little bit confused by your statement that the ipsos is both a correct quotation but can also be omitted. Is there some translation issue wherein the "ipsos" might or might not be part of the original poem?
- sharkjacobs 6y agoAs I understand, it is part of the original Juvenal quotation, but its omission does not substantially change the meaning of the sentnce. Compare > Who will guard the guards themselves? with > Who will guard the guards?
- tcell2020 6y ago"Quis custodiet custodes" means "Who will watch (the) watchers?" With the "ipsos" - "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes", it means "Who will watch the watchers themselves?" - i.e. it puts emphasis on "the watchers". Basic meaning for both is the same, but I think the original version used "ipsos"