β Scribed by Rainer Maria Rilke
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Parallel German text and English translation.
The influence and popularity of Rilkeβs poetry in America have never been greater than they are today, more than fifty years after his death. Rilke is unquestionably the most significant and compelling poet of romantic transformation, of spiritual quest, that the twentieth century has known. His poems of ecstatic identification with the world exert a seemingly endless fascination for contemporary readers.
In Stephen Mitchellβs versions, many readers feel that they have discovered an English rendering that captures the lyric intensity, fluency, and reach of Rilkeβs poetry more accurately and convincingly than has ever been done before.
Mr. Mitchell is impeccable in his adherence to Rilkeβs text, to his formal music, and to the complexity of his thoughts; at the same time, his work has authority and power as poetry in its own right. Few translators of any poet have arrived at the delicate balance of fidelity and originality that Mr. Mitchell has brought off with seeming effortlessness.
Originally published: New York : Random House, 1982.
Spirituality
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