Sonnets to Orpheus (Paperback)

In fifty-five sonnets, Rilke plays an astonishing set of philosophical and sensual variations on the Orpheus myth. 'Praising, that's it!' he declares; nature, art, love, time, childhood, technology, poverty, justice - all are encompassed in poems that spark with insight and invention, amongst the joyful and light-footed that Rilke ever wrote. 'All poetry resists translation, and one poem may have many different versions in another language; what I look for first is clarity, and this version supplies that generously. With the presence of the German text and Crucefix's helpful notes, the English-speaking reader with little or no German will find in this version a welcoming entrance to the path which leads eventually to a full understanding - if a full understanding of this mysterious poetry is ever possible. This translation will have, and keep, a place on my shelves where all the poetry lives.' PHILIP PULLMAN

General

Imprint:	Enitharmon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	May 2013
Authors:	Rainer Rilke
Translators:	Martyn Crucefix
Dimensions:	214 x 139 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	142
ISBN-13:	978-1-907587-22-1
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	1-907587-22-5
Barcode:	9781907587221

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