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The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke

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Based on 9,194 Ratings and 312 Reviews

Book Description
Stephen Mitchell offers what are perhaps the most masterful and intimate translations of Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry to date, infusing it with all the power, eloquence, rhythm and lightness of its original voice. Includes the Duino Elegies and The Sonnets to Orpheus.
Book Information
PublisherVintage Books
BindingPaperback (7 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages400
ISBN-100679722017
ISBN-13978-0679722014
Publication Date03/13/1989
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About Rainer Maria Rilke (Author) : Rainer Maria Rilke is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Rainer Maria Rilke include Letters on Life: New Prose Translations (Modern Library Classics), Letters to ... more
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About Stephen Mitchell (Editor, Translator) : Stephen Mitchell is a published adapter, author, editor, and a translator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Stephen Mitchell include The Ugly Duckling, Iron H... more
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About Robert Hass (Introduction) : Robert Hass is a published author and a compiler of children's books. Some of the published credits of Robert Hass include River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things, River of Wor... more
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4/26/2014 Alina Hansen said: One of my favorites. I reread constantly.
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