false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170359665m/49461.jpg 49461 1 <P>German poet Rainer Maria Rilke(1875-1926) enjoys ever-increasing popularity.  His <I>Duino Elegies</I> is considered on of the greatest long poems of the twentieth century.  Yet translations from his native German have always presented challenges: the elusiveness of Rilke's imagery, the playful way he both distorts and subverts his own language, and the depth and complexity of his poetry make it difficult for translators to preserve the beauty and meaning of the original text.  In his stunning bilingual selection that includes the entire <I>Duino Elegies</I> as well as a number of favorite and less familiar shorter poems, Galway Kinnell and Hannah Liebmann manage to retain power and grace of Rilke's words.  Throughout his poetry, Rilke addresses questions of how to live in and relate to a world in a voice  that is simultaneoulsy prophetic and intensely personel.  These translations offer new insight into this enigmatic German poet whose work will continue to be read and admired throughout the world.</P> 48380 1 9 2000 The Essential Rilke total:82|5:37|4:24|3:15|2:5|1:1| 82 337 114 11 5 1 false false Sat Nov 22 10:28:45 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 10:30:22 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri May 23 08:16:29 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 10:47:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 08 17:49:51 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 09:16:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 09 08:22:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 08:22:44 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 23:06:07 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 10:20:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 20 20:08:29 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 20:09:43 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 10 10:28:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 11:38:00 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Aug 28 11:50:17 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 11:50:48 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Jan 27 18:21:51 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 18:22:12 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 10:30:30 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 07:55:50 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Mar 19 13:55:34 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 13:55:40 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 12:45:07 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:45:07 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 17:25:49 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 17:25:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 30 08:58:29 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 08:58:29 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 19 10:48:19 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 10:48:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 11 17:01:29 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 17:01:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 22:32:27 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 08:58:05 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 22:32:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 19:06:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 19:06:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 18:05:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 18:05:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 19:10:01 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 19:10:01 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=49461