Duino Elegies (Paperback, New edition)

In his short introduction, poet Peter Porter makes the case for this new translation of the much-translated masterwork (first published in 1922) by Germany's mystical modernist: Cohn avoids the thumping dissonance of previous versions, and preserves Rilke's ambiguities and the organic structure to this oracular and combative poetic sequence. (Kirkus Reviews)

Begun in 1912 at the castle of Duino near Trieste, these ten Elegies were finally completed, after a decade of sporadic and protracted creation, at the Chateau Muzot in the Swiss Valais. Rilke considered them his greatest achievement, and, as MacIntyre suggests, they are "among the great and unforgettable poetry of the world." Rainer Maria Rilke was one of Germany's most important poets. His influences include the paintings of the Worpswedders and the French Impressionists, the sculpture of Rodin (to whom he was both friend and secretary), and the poetry of Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarme, and other symbolists. His poetry is innovative, enigmatic, and entertainingly idiosyncratic. C.F. MacIntyre's translations are both true to the original and poetic in their own right, and in each book he includes an introduction and notes. German text faces the English translation.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2001
First published:	May 2001
Authors:	Rainer M Rilke
Translators:	C.F. MacIntyre
Dimensions:	184 x 108 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	102
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-22923-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-22923-1
Barcode:	9780520229235

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