Duino Elegies

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The captivating original English translation of Rilke's landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West In 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Press published a bea utiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke's masterpiece, which would go on to influence countless poets, musicians and artists across the English-speaking world. Now published for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests' translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke's poetry cycle. Featuring a new introduction from critic Lesley Chamberlain, this reissue casts one of European literature's great masterpieces in fresh light. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe. Translated by Vita Sackville-West and Edward Sackville-West Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is considered one of the greatest German-language writers to have ever lived. Format: PaperbackPublished: UK, 2024Publisher: Pushkin PressPages: 112Language: EnglishISBN 10: 1782277803ISBN 13: 9781782277804 Show more