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Ahead of All Parting

by Rainer Maria Rilke

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

This work contains representative poems from the author's early collections.

Review:

"This is, without any doubt, the best English rendering of Rilke. It is as faithful to the original as the translation of poetry can hope to be, faithful not only to its linguistic meaning but to its poetic expressiveness." Erich Heller

Review:

"Stephen Mitchell's translation of Rilke's most demandingly difficult and loveliest work instantly makes every other rendering obsolete. No doubt about it, Rilke has at last found, in Mr. Mitchell's version, the ideal poetics and the perfect translator." William Arrowsmith

Review:

"Perhaps the most beautiful group of poetic translations this century has produced." Chicago Tribune
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780679601616
Translator:
Mitchell, Stephen
Author:
Rilke, Ranier Maria
Author:
Rilke, Rainer Maria
Author:
Mitchell, Stephen
Publisher:
Modern Library
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Single Author *
Subject:
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Subject:
Continental european
Subject:
Rilke, Rainer Maria
Subject:
Translations into english
Subject:
General Poetry
Subject:
Anthologies-Miscellaneous International Poetry
Copyright:
1995
Edition Number:
Modern Library ed.
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Large Print:
Y
Series:
Modern Library (Hardcover)
Series Volume:
1130.
Publication Date:
19950831
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
640
Dimensions:
8.33x5.70x1.15 in. 1.40 lbs.
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Product details 640 pages Modern Library - English 9780679601616 Reviews:
"Review" by , "This is, without any doubt, the best English rendering of Rilke. It is as faithful to the original as the translation of poetry can hope to be, faithful not only to its linguistic meaning but to its poetic expressiveness."
"Review" by , "Stephen Mitchell's translation of Rilke's most demandingly difficult and loveliest work instantly makes every other rendering obsolete. No doubt about it, Rilke has at last found, in Mr. Mitchell's version, the ideal poetics and the perfect translator."
"Review" by , "Perhaps the most beautiful group of poetic translations this century has produced."
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