Please try again. The cover is thick with an interesting feel and has a luminous and soft quality. As an artist and mystic poet myself, I appreciate all aspects of his process and revel in the beauty of his writing. Seems? Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017. Kidder's delicately nuanced translation preserves Rilke's uncomplicated and melodic flow, his rhythm, and, where possible, his rhyme while remaining true to content. more poetic? Written with power, style, and conviction these letters will guide and inspire anyone who reads them. FYI: my personal appreciation for the language stems in large part from getting to know Rilke's work (aside from being taught from 7th grade for a basic understanding) and personal friendships / relationships (speech, with emotion). To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. This book is essential for those who seek a deeper understanding of Rilke's journey. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2018, My brief aquaintance with other translations of this work leads me to conclude that they are very flat compared with this one which brings to life Rilke’s images in beautiful spititually insightful poetry. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is one of the leading poets of European Modernism, and one of the greatest twentieth-century lyric poets in German. But they don't like metaphor anyway: P. 254, "We omitted the middle section of the poem, which employs a different metaphor." This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. I already had another translation of the Book of Hours by Annemarie Kidder but I found it quite awkward and heavy. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. It's poorly translated and contains glaring typographical errors. Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2014, Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2012. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Rilke's poetry is written in German and translating it to another language is a near impossible task in terms of transferring feeling and atmosphere, which are so much a part of poetry, to begin with. Per scaricare una app gratuita, inserisci il numero di cellulare. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Great poems. Rainer Maria Rilke is arguably the most important modern German-language poet. Thanks, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2019. ). Choose from over 13,000 locations across the UK, Prime members get unlimited deliveries at no additional cost, Dispatch to this address when you check out. Please try again. His New Poems, Duino Elegies, and Sonnets to Orpheus are pillars of 20th-century poetry. Please try again. Please try again. Rainer Maria Rilke is arguably the most important modern German-language poet. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 17 novembre 2014. The Book of Hours, written in three bursts between 1899 and 1903, is Rilke's most formative work, covering a crucial period in his rapid ascent from fin-de-siècle epigone to distinctive modern voice. Rilke influenced generations of writers with his Letters to a Young Poet, and now Rilke's Book of Hours tells us that our role in the world is to love it and thereby love God into being. Free delivery on qualified orders. Ti suggeriamo di riprovare più tardi. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Rilke's poetry is written in German and translating it to another language is a near impossible task in terms of transferring feeling and atmosphere, which are so much a part of poetry, to begin with. instead of the direct 'am I a falcon, a storm, or a great song'. I found the Introduction and the Commentary and Notes very helpful, the former putting the work in context and showing the poet's development over the course of the book, and the latter adding to my understanding and appreciation of each individual poem. Rilke and Andreas-Salomé: A Love Story in Letters, ( Please try again. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. A collection of poems about love and loss that provide hope and inspiration during some of life’s most difficult times. This edition has German on left page and English on right (not that the German is much use to me! Hardcover Purchased this edition for the Barrows+Macy translation and because other reviewers mentioned the original German text being included next to the English. They get it right, as on: P. 248: "Taking our cue from line 7, we omitted the last two thirds of the poem." To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Please try your request again later. The poems, sacred and intimate and not intended for the public, "came to him" in a highly inspirational way?he described it as "inner dictation"?following a visit to a monastery in Russia, where he was deeply moved by the practice of praying several times daily following a "book of hours." Take notes, scribble your thoughts, or just doodle. Riprova a effettuare la richiesta più tardi. 15 "Immensely readable...a significant piece of scholarship. Barrows & Macy have that mystery figured out by their ideologies, and thus can correct Rilke's many forays into the multidimensionality of the great darkness. A critical humility is needed in translation, especially with Rilke's journeys into the mystery of existence. BOYE6; Translation, Reprint Edition (July 2, 2012), Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2014. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2018, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2015. It's understood that with poetry translation one needs to take some liberty, but I find the author introducing words that neither exist in the German text, nor are explained by essential context / meaning, causing me to wonder; what am I reading ? In his thorough introduction, Hutchinson ... casts these poems in a new light, adding depth to them as presented in previous editions. Their audaciously self-satisfied butchering of Rilke's poetry is unbelievable, indeed beginning from the very title of the work—"Love Poems to God" is their own subtitle, not Rilke's. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. This bar-code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a book.

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