A Different Poem: Rainer Maria Rilke's American Translators Randall Jarrell, Robert Lowell, and Robert Bly (Studies in Modern Poetry) - Hardcover

Heep, Hartmut

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820428744 ISBN 13: 9780820428741

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1996

Synopsis

A traditional reading of Rilke's oeuvre is based on the assumption that Rainer Maria Rilke is a German poet. For decades however, Rilke has left his mark on American poetry. His multicultural biography and poetry attracted the poets and translators Randall Jarrell, Robert Lowell, and Robert Bly. In a truly bi-cultural dialogue, the author investigates issues such as poetry, manliness, war, philosophy, religion, and love. This comparative study of cultures, translations, and poetic translatability offers revolutionary new insights into the works of all four poets.

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About the Author

The Author: Hartmut Heep was educated at the University of Mainz, Germany. In 1993, he received his doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois. He is an assistant professor of German and Comparative Literature at the Pennsylvania State University. He has published on Rilke, Brecht, Apollinaire, Frank O'Hara, Lowell, Jarrell, and Carl Rakosi.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820428744
• ISBN 13: 9780820428741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 229