The poetry of Rilke
By: translated and edited by Edward Snow ; introduction by Adam Zagajewski.
Contributors: Snow, Edward A.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 684
ISBN-13: 9780374235314
Work titles: Poems.
Description: "With more than two hundred and fifty selected poems by Rilke, including complete translations of the Sonnets to Orpheus and the Duino Elegies, The Poetry of Rilke spans the arc of Rilke's work, from the breakthrough poems of The Book of Hours to the visionary masterpieces written only weeks before his death. This landmark bilingual edition also contains all of Snow's commentaries on Rilke, as well as an important new introduction by the award-winning poet Adam Zagajewski. The Poetry of Rilke will stand as the authoritative single-volume translation of Rilke into English for years to come."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.