Rilke, Rainer Maria
Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies
- ISBN 13:
- 9780486838670
- author:
- Rilke, Rainer Maria
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Dover Publications Inc.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 12.7 centimetres
- Genre:
- Poetry, Continental European, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Rainer Maria Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies are two masterful collections that showcase the poet's unique voice. Composed over three feverish weeks in 1922, these 55 sonnets were inspired by a personal loss and express Rilke's profound conflict between solitude and loneliness. The poems in this edition are translated by Jessie Lemont, who presents Rilke as "a writer of short individual lyrics, often of incomparable vividness, plastic vitality and symbolic suggestiveness." This translation brings to life Rilke's exploration of love, death, God, and the meaning of life, offering a deeply personal and introspective reading experience. This edition is a valuable addition to any poetry collection, offering a unique insight into one of the 20th century's most important poets.
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