Salvator Attanasio

Salvator Attanasio(September 9, 1913 – June 3, 1993)was an American literary translator, who translated over 200 works of literature, history and philosophy.

Attanasio translated the autobiographies ofMarlene DietrichandAlexandra Kollantai,biographies ofDanteandGoethe,philosophical works byEtienne Gilson,and work by a variety of Roman Catholic writers, includingHans KüngandJoseph Ratzinger.

Works

Translations

• The Victory of Father KarlbyOtto Pies.Translated from the German. 1957
• A Priest and his DogbyJean Gautier.Translated from the French. 1957.
• Make Your Mind Work for YoubyJean Guitton.Translated from the French. 1958.
• The Dead Sea scrolls and primitive ChristianitybyJean Daniélou.Translated from the FrenchManuscrits de la mer Morte et les origines du christianisme.1958.
• Belgiumby Paul Schoenen. Translated from the German. 1959.
• Central Italy: Tuscany and UmbriabyWolfgang Braunfels.Translated from the German. 1959.
• Dance on the volcanobyMarie Chauvet.Translated from the FrenchLa danse sur le volcan.1959.
• (tr. with Otto de Vuchetich)Story of the Turks, from empire to democracyby Richard Peters. 1959.
• Mountain without StarsbyMaurice Zermatten.Translated from the FrenchLa Montagne sans étoiles.1960.
• Captain of the IlebyRaoul de Beaudéan.Translated from the FrenchService a la mer.1960.
• God of the scientists: God of the experimentbyRémy Chauvin.1960.
• Hitler's Secret BookbyAdolf Hitler.Translated from the GermanHitlers zweites Buch,with an introduction byTelford Taylor.1961.
• Père JacquesbyMichel Carrouges.Translated from the French. 1961.
• The peace of St. Francisby Maria Sticco. Translated from the Italian, with an introduction byAgostino Gemelli.1962.
• The call of St. ClarebyHenri Daniel-Rops.Translated from the FrenchClaire dans la clarté.1963.
• An opportunity for faithby Wilfrid Busenbender. Translated from the GermanDie Welt als Chance des Glaubens.1963.
• The Arabs: a compact historybyFrancesco Gabrieli.1963.
• The book of Josephby Renée Zeller. Translated from the FrenchJoseph le charpentier.1963.
• The Popes: Papal history in picture and wordbyLeonard von MattandHans Kühner.Translated from the GermanDie Päpste.1963.
• Wit and wisdom ofgood Pope JohnbyHenri Fesquet.Translated from the French. 1964.
• Structures of the ChurchbyHans Küng.Translated from the GermanStrukturen der Kirche.1964.
• The Secret Ways of Prayerby R. L. Bruckberger, O.P. Translated from the French. 1964.
• (tr. with Darrell Likens Guder)The Easter Message today: 3 essaysbyLeonhard Goppelt,Helmut ThielickeandHans-Rudolf Müller-Schwefe.Translated from the German. 1964.
• The life and times of St. FrancisbyAgostino Ghilardi.1965.
• Russia invaded; from Genghis Khan to HitlerbyMario Francini.1965.
• (tr. with others)Nazi culture. Intellectual, cultural and social life in the Third Reiched. byGeorge L. Mosse.1965.
• Forms and substances in the artsbyEtienne Gilson.Translated from the FrenchMatieres et formes.1966.
• The life and times of GoethebyHorst Hohendorf.Translated from the German. 1967.
• The German questioned. byWalther Hubatschet al. Translated from the GermanDie deutsche Frage.1967.
• The life and times of DantebyMaria Luisa Rizzatti.Translated from the Italian. 1967.
• Manuel de FallabySuzanne Demarquez.Translated from the French. 1968.
• Cervantes; his life, his times, his worksed. 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 RevolutionbyHerbert Lüthy.Translated from the FrenchLe passé présent: combats d'idées de Calvin à Rousseau.1970.
• The search for a third way; My path between East and Westby Heinz Brandt. Translated from the GermanEin Traum, der nicht entführbar ist.1970.
• The Eternal YesbyKarl Rahner.Translated from the German. 1970.
• Philosophy, technology, and the arts in the early modern erabyPaolo Rossi.Translation from the ItalianI filosofi e le macchine,edited byBenjamin Nelson.1970.
• The counter-revolution: doctrine and action, 1789-1804byJacques Godechot.Translated from the French. 1971.
• The Autobiography of a sexually emancipated Communist womanbyAlexandra Kollantai.Translated from the GermanAutobiographie einer sexuell emanzipierten Kommunistin,with an introduction byGermaine Greer.1971.
• The Church and the SacramentsbyLouis Eveley.Translated from the French. 1971.
• Columbus was Chinese: discoveries and inventions of the Far EastbyHans Breuer.Translated from the GermanKolumbus war Chinese.1972.
• Questions, answers, questions: from the biography of a German MarxistbyRobert Havemann.Translated from the GermanFragen, Antworten, Fragen.1972.
• The key to heaven: editing tales from Holy Scripture to serve as teaching and warningbyLeszek Kołakowski.1972.
• Blessed is the peace of my churchbyYves Congar.Translated from the French. 1973.
• How to read the Bible: twenty-five lessons in dialogue form with reading lessons for thirty-three weeksbyJean Martucci.Translated from the FrenchComment lire la Bible.1973.
• Allow yourself to be forgiven: penance todaybyKarl Rahner.Translation from the GermanMan darf sich vergeben lassen.1974.
• The sky-god An-AnubyHerman Wohlstein.Translation from the German. 1976.
• Never again without a rifle: the origins of Italian terrorismbyAlessandro Silj.Translated from the ItalianMai più senza fucile!.1977.
• Exodus, a hermeneutics of freedombyJ. Severino Croatto.Translated from the Spanish. 1978.
• Freedom and domination: a historical critique of civilizationbyAlexander Rüstow.Abbreviated translation from the GermanOrtsbestimmung der Gegenwart.1980. Ed. with an intro. byDankwart A. Rustow
• I wish I could believebyJuan López-Pedraz.Translated fromCuando se está perdiendo la fe.1983.
• The last day of Jesus an enriching portrayal of the passionbyGerhard Lohfink.Translated from the German. 1984.
• (tr. with Graham Harrison)The Ratzinger report: an exclusive interview on the state of the ChurchbyJoseph RatzingerwithVittorio Messori.Translated from the authorized German manuscript. 1985.
• The court-martial of Jesus: a Christian defends the Jews against the charge of deicidebyWeddig Fricke.Translated from the GermanStandrechtlich gekreuzigt.1990.
• What are the Targums?: selected textsbyPierre Grelot.Translated from the FrenchLes 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.