The Complete French Poems

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 9781555973612
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 396

Book Description
Originally published as four clothbound editions (The Roses and The Windows, The Astonishment of Origins, Orchards, and The Migration of Powers), this large paperback brings together all of Rilke's French poems, as well as his hitherto unpublished Dedications and Fragments, in an exquisite English translation by A. Poulin, Jr. Before Poulin's important efforts, it wasn't widely known that Rilke—often deemed one of modernity's finest writers for his work in German—also wrote over 400 poems in French. These lyrics were composed toward the end of Rilke's life, after he had produced his masterworks, Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus. Yet the French poems are entirely of a piece with Rilke's characteristic themes, subjects, moods, and images. As Poulin notes in his Preface to The Complete French Poems: "The French lyrics [are] small poems of careful attentiveness to the things of this world [and] to the elusive states of being in which the world is poetically transformed."

When I Go

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532603339
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
Rilke's French poetry appears here for the first time in readable, musical versions. Largely unknown and rarely collected, these poems were written during the euphoria Rilke felt after having completed his greatest German works, the Duino Elegies and the Sonnets to Orpheus. At the same time, Rilke was growing increasingly ill with a rare, undiagnosed form of leukemia. He died just four short years into the production of these poems, and death appears in them as "a kindly, unfamiliar figure" to be faced with courage and surrender. Five series of poems are featured: Roses, Windows, Affectionate Tribute to France, Valaisian Quatrains, and Orchards.

The Migration of Powers

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Port Townsend : Graywolf Press
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Orchards

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Port Townsend : Graywolf Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Roses

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989640107
Category : Roses
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Poetry. Translations from the French and the German, introduction, and essays by David Need. Drawings by Clare Johnson. ROSES is a fine press, limited edition book with translations of Rainer Maria Rilke's late French language suite. The sequences, written over the last four years of his life, were a new beginning for him following the completion of the Duino Elegies and The Sonnets to Orpheus. Less often translated than his other work, and in general brief, the work nevertheless carries forward the aesthetic project of his major work in German. The translation of the posthumously published sequence Les Roses is offered here alongside an accompanying set of pen and ink drawings by Seattle artist Clare Johnson. Also included is translator David Need's essay on the motif of the rose in Rilke's poetry, as well as a translation of numerous German language poems in which Rilke turns to and stages the figure of the rose—that thing that we are like that is both impossibly interior, and yet also thrown out into and at stake in the world.

The Poetry of Rilke

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466872667
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 740

Book Description
A Journey into the Heart of German Poetry Experience a deep dive into the mesmerizing world of one of the most significant poets of the 20th century with The Poetry of Rilke. Uncover an unparalleled collection of Rilke's finest works, elegantly translated over the course of two decades by acclaimed scholar Edward Snow. This collection brings to light over two hundred and fifty of Rilke's distinguished gems, including the complete versions of his towering masterpieces, the Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies. From his early poetic explorations in The Book of Hours to his visionary verses written in the twilight of his life, this anthology spans the breadth of Rilke's literary evolution. This landmark bilingual edition not only invites you to a breathtaking trip to the heart of lyrical and existential poetry but also serves as a comprehensive platform to appreciate the magical interplay between German and English verses. Alongside Rilke’s works, Snow's enlightening commentaries yield a richer comprehension of Rilke's illustrious verses. The Poetry of Rilke will stand as the authoritative single-volume translation of Rilke into English for years to come.

Roses & Windows

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781599718484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 109

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The Astonishment of Origins

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Port Townsend, Wash. : Graywolf Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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The Complete French Poems

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 9781555973612
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 396

Inner Sky

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 1567923887
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
We are right at the start, do you see. As though before everything. With a thousand and one dreams behind us and no act. --