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Published for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests' translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke's poetry cycle.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: | 9781782277804 |
| Publication date: | 24th October 2024 |
| Author: | Rainer Maria Rilke |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Pushkin Press Classics |
| 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 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Published for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests' translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke's poetry cycle.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.
Duino Elegies features in the following genres: Poetry, Anthologies: general, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Duino Elegies is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Duino Elegies was written by Rainer Maria Rilke and published by Pushkin Press
Duino Elegies has 112 pages
Yes it is part of Pushkin Press Classics series
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