{"product_id":"9781782277804","title":"Duino Elegies","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Rilke, Rainer Maria \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 24\/10\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 112 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781782277804,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe captivating original English translation of Rilke's landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-WestIn 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Press published a beautiful 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow published for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests' translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke's poetry cycle.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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Vita Sackville-West and Edward Sackville-WestRainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is considered one of the greatest German-language writers to have ever lived. He is best known for his Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, and The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43754143186988,"sku":"9781782277804","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781782277804_8d07019a-5eaf-4581-894c-05f7e4cca357.jpg?v=1759678748","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781782277804","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}