Selected Poems: With Parallel German Text (Oxford World's Classics)

Rilke, Rainer Maria; Ranson, Susan; Sutherland, Marielle; Vilain, Robert

ISBN 10: 019956941X / ISBN 13: 9780199569410

Published by Oxford University Press (edition Bilingual), 2011

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected Poems: With Parallel German Text (Oxford World's Classics)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (edition Bilingual)
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019956941X
• ISBN 13: 9780199569410
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Bilingual.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Rilke is one of the leading poets of European Modernism, and one of the great twentieth-century lyric poets in German. From The Book of Hours in 1905 to the Sonnets of Orpheus written in 1922, he constantly probed the relationship between his art and the world around him, moving from the neo-romantic and the mystic towards the precise craft of expressing the everyday in poetry. This new edition--the only bilingual edition to include such a broad range of poems--fully reflects Rilke's poetic development. It contains the full text of the Duino Elegies and the Sonnets to Orpheus, and selected poems from The Book of Images, New Poems, and earlier volumes, and from the uncollected poetry 1906-26. The translations are accurate, sensitive, and nuanced, and are accompanied by an introduction and notes that chart the development of Rilke's poetic practice and his central role in modern poetry. The book also includes a chronology, select bibliography, and explanatory notes that identify people and places, and include key commentary by Rilke from letters or notes.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

About the Author

Robert Vilain is Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London. Susan Ranson is a poet and translator. Marielle Sutherland is a published translator and author of Images of Absence.