Description
" This miracle of a book, perhaps the most beautiful group of poetic translations this century has ever produced, " (Chicago Tribune) should stand as the definitive English language version.
Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/13/1989
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.82d
ISBN13: 9780679722014
ISBN10: 0679722017
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European | German
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Inspirational & Religious
- Literary Collections | European | German
Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/13/1989
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.82d
ISBN13: 9780679722014
ISBN10: 0679722017
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European | German
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Inspirational & Religious
- Literary Collections | European | German
About the Author
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) studied literature, art history, and philosophy in both Munich and Prague and is often considered one of the German language's greatest twentieth-century poets. His two most famous verse sequences are the Sonnets to Orpheus and the Duino Elegies; his two most famous prose works are Letters to a Young Poet and the semiautobiographical The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.