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Paperback. Pub the Date: December 2009 Pages: 43 in Publisher by: New Directions Publishing. First published in. 1941 by New Directions as part of the Poets of the Year Series. Babette Deutsch's now classic translations from Rainer Maria Rilke's of The Book of Hours (Das Stundenbuch ) are available at last in a paperbound edition. The original German text. as in the earlier book. appears en face. Rilke's Book of Hours. Miss Deutsch writes in her preface. falls into three parts: The Book of Monkish Life (1899) . The Book of Pilgrimage (1901). and The Book of Poverty and Death (1903). Although these poems were the work of Rilke's youth. they contain the germ of his mature convictions. The God they celeate is not the Creator of the Universe . but seems rather the creation of humanity. and. above all. of that most intensely conscious part of humanity: the artists. Rewarding alik...
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One of the pillars of twentieth century poetry.
If Rilke cut himself shaving, he would bleed poetry. --Stephen Spender"
Rilke remade the sturdy sonnet, recast the sonorous song. He quickened the German language itself. --Rika Lesser"
One of the pillars of twentieth century poetry. "
Poets in English continue to line up for the inevitable failure of translating his [Rilke s] short lyrics. The best translations I have seen are from Babette Deutsch. --Clive James"
An important text in the best available translation, presented in an edition nearly as striking as its contents. --David Shook"
About the Author
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is considered one of the greatest poets who ever wrote in the German language. His most famous works are Sonnets to Orpheus, The Duino Elegies, Letters to a Young Poet, and The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. His collected work is comprised of hundreds of other poems, essays, plays, and stories.
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- PublisherNew Directions
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0811218538
- ISBN 13 9780811218535
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages64
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