Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer

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Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke (Modern Library) (English & German Edition) (English and German Edition)
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The reputation of Rainer Maria Rilke has grown steadily since his death in 1926; today he is widely considered to be the greatest poet of the twentieth century. This Modern Library edition presents Stephen Mitchellâ€™s acclaimed translations of Rilke, which have won praise for their re-creation of the poetâ€™s rich formal music and depth of thought. â€œIf Rilke had written in English,â€ Denis Donoghue wrote in The New York Times Book Review, â€œhe would have written in this English.â€ Ahead of All Parting is an abundant selection of Rilkeâ€™s lifework. It contains representative poems from his early collections The Book of Hours and The Book of Pictures; many selections from the revolutionary New Poems, which drew inspiration from Rodin and Cezanne; the hitherto little-known â€œRequiem for a Friendâ€; and a generous selection of the late uncollected poems, which constitute some of his finest work. Included too are passages from Rilkeâ€™s influential novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, and nine of his brilliant uncollected prose pieces. Finally, the book presents the poetâ€™s two greatest masterpieces in their entirety: the Duino Elegies and The Sonnets to Orpheus. â€œRilkeâ€™s voice, with its extraordinary combination of formality, power, speed and lightness, can be heard in Mr. Mitchellâ€™s versions more clearly than in any others,â€ said W. S. Merwin. â€œHis work is masterful.â€
Country USA
Brand Modern Library
Manufacturer Modern Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780679601616
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1995-08-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679601616

Country	USA
Brand	Modern Library
Manufacturer	Modern Library
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780679601616
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1995-08-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780679601616

Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke (Modern Library) (English & German Edition) (English and German Edition)

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