The first-ever English translation of Rilke's landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West -- reissued for the first time in 90 years
In 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke's masterpiece, which would eventually be rendered in English over 20 times, influencing countless poets, musicians and artists across the English-speaking world.
Published for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests' translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke's poetry cycle. Featuring a new introduction from critic Lesley Chamberlain, this reissue casts one of European literature's great masterpieces in fresh light.
| ISBN: | 9781782277798 |
| Publication date: | 2nd December 2021 |
| Author: | Rainer Maria Rilke |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry Anthologies: general Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss |
The first-ever English translation of Rilke's landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West -- reissued for the first time in 90 yearsIn 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke's masterpiece, which would eventually be rendered in English over 20 times, influencing countless poets, musicians and artists across the English-speaking world.
Duino Elegies, Deluxe Edition features in the following genres: Poetry, Anthologies: general, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
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Duino Elegies, Deluxe Edition was written by Rainer Maria Rilke and published by Pushkin Press
Duino Elegies, Deluxe Edition has 112 pages