In Praise of Mortality: Selections from Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162654476X ISBN 13: 9781626544765

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, 2016

Synopsis

Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry offers a rare combination of insight, beauty, and accessibility that has delighted readers for generations. Beloved for its unique lyrical style and musical language, his work stands as some of the most remarkable poetry of the past one hundred years.

In Praise of Mortality is an artfully curated selection of poems from Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies that investigate the emotional and psychological impact of the industrial revolution, and meditate on themes of impermanence and the steady passage of time. Barrows, an award-winning poet herself, and Macy, a well-known spiritual teacher, bring to their translations a striking sensitivity to the subtle currents of the work, approaching the poems with a fresh perspective that highlights the delicacy of their craft and beauty.

With a deep reverence for nature and a singular ability to embody the tenuous connection between the spiritual and material, Rilke's sonnets and elegies are a thoughtful antidote to the distractions, noise, and ever-increasing pace of the modern world.

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About the Author

Anita Barrows, a scholar of German poetry, is the author of two volumes of her own poetry. She is the recipient of an NEA grant and the Contemporary Poetry Award from the Quarterly Review of Literature. Joanna Macy is a scholar of systems theory and Buddhist thought, and a student of German. Also a spiritual teacher and ecologist, she has spoken at the White House about ecology and spirituality. Together Barrows and Macy are the translators of Rilke's Book of Hours.

Edition details

• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 162654476X
• ISBN 13: 9781626544765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 174