Available for the first time in a single volume, Ranier Maria Rilke's two most beloved sequences of poems rendered by his most faithful translator. Rilke is unquestionably the twentieth century's most significant and compelling poet of romantic transformation and spiritual quest. His poems of ecstatic identification with the world exert perennial fascination. In Stephen Mitchell's versions of Rilke's two greatest masterpieces readers will discover an English rendering that captures the lyric intensity, fluency, and reach of his poetry. Stephen Mitchell adheres impeccably to Rilke's text, to his formal music, and to the complexity of his thought; at the same time, Mitchell's work has authority and power as poetry in its own right.
| ISBN: | 9780307473738 |
| Publication date: | 6th October 2009 |
| Author: | Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 283 pages |
| Series: | Vintage International |
| Genres: |
Poetry Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Aspects of religion Fiction: narrative themes |
Available for the first time in a single volume, Ranier Maria Rilke's two most beloved sequences of poems rendered by his most faithful translator. Rilke is unquestionably the twentieth century's most significant and compelling poet of romantic transformation and spiritual quest. His poems of ecstatic identification with the world exert perennial fascination. In Stephen Mitchell's versions of Rilke's two greatest masterpieces readers will discover an English rendering that captures the lyric intensity, fluency, and reach of his poetry. Stephen Mitchell adheres impeccably to Rilke's text, to his formal music, and to the complexity of his thought; at the same time, Mitchell's work has authority and power as poetry in its own right.
Duino Elegies features in the following genres: Poetry, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Aspects of religion, Fiction: narrative themes
Duino Elegies is available in Paperback
Duino Elegies was written by Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell and published by Vintage Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Duino Elegies has 283 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage International series