{"product_id":"rilke-new-poems-book-rainer-maria-rilke-9781556594250","title":"Rilke: New Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Essential for all poetry collections. . . . Translator Joseph Cadora renders a beautiful new edition complete with commentary on each poem, based on Rilke's letters, numerous biographies, and related works as well as an introduction outlining his approach to the translation.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[The] renderings of the canonical poems, such as \"The Panther,\" \"Orpheus, Eurydice, Hermes,\" and \"Archaic Torso of Apollo\" (to name a few), are worthwhile additions to the enormous body of Rilke's work already translated by others.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanier Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's best-selling poets, and \u003ci\u003eRilke: New Poems\u003c\/i\u003e contains many of his most iconic pieces. Translator Joseph Cadora has created the definitive English-language version through meticulous faithfulness to Rilke's German and insightful commentary on each of the 400-plus poems. Bilingual, with an introduction by Robert Hass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Panther\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom endless passing of the bars his gaze\u003cbr\u003e has wearied--there is no more it can hold.\u003cbr\u003e There seem to be a thousand bars always,\u003cbr\u003e and past those thousand bars there is no world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe soft pad of his brawny, rippling pace\u003cbr\u003e turns itself in a tightening circle till,\u003cbr\u003e like a mighty dance around a tiny space,\u003cbr\u003e it centers a numb but still enormous will.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut at times the shades of his pupils rise,\u003cbr\u003e grasping an image he cannot resist;\u003cbr\u003e through his tense, unmoving limbs it flies,\u003cbr\u003e and within his heart it ceases to exist.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (1875-1926) is one of the world's most beloved poets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Cadora\u003c\/b\u003e is a guitarist, writer, and translator. He lives in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49896443674897,"sku":"CIN1556594259A","price":25.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51036734521617,"sku":"NIN9781556594250","price":29.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52672828342545,"sku":"NLS9781556594250","price":30.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1556594259.jpg?v=1751341665","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/rilke-new-poems-book-rainer-maria-rilke-9781556594250","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}