Duino elegies : a new and complete translation /
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Author / Creator: | Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926, author. |
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Uniform title: | Duineser Elegien. English |
Edition: | First edition. |
Imprint: | New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021] |
Description: | xxiv, 112 pages ; 21 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12556315 |
Summary: | A new translation of Rilke's classic elegies--ten mystical, radiant poems that bring together the beautiful and the sacred. <br> <p>Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies are one of the great literary masterpieces of the twentieth century. Begun in 1912 while the poet was a guest at Duino Castle on the Adriatic Sea and completed in a final bout of feverish inspiration in 1922, the ten elegies survey the mysteries of consciousness, whether human or animal, earthly or divine. Poet and translator Alfred Corn brings us closer to Rilke's meaning than ever before and illuminates the elegies' celebration of life and love. Also included are a critical introduction exploring the nuances of the translation, several thematically linked lyrics, and two of the "Letters to a Young Poet" to complete the volume.</p> |
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Physical Description: | xxiv, 112 pages ; 21 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781324005407 1324005408 9781324005414 |