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Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke

Name: Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies
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Intimately connected in themes and regarded as the poet's masterpieces, these verses offer meditations on love, death, God, and the meaning of life. This edition features acclaimed translations by Jessie Lemont.

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Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke

Haunted by the death of a friend's daughter, Rainer Maria Rilke spent three feverish weeks writing Sonnets to Orpheus. At around the same time, he completed The Duino Elegies, which offer meditations on love, death, God, and the meaning of life. Intimately connected in themes, these verses are regarded as the poet's masterpieces and appear here in the acclaimed translations by Jessie Lemont.

Although his poetry was recognized and admired by leading European artists, Austro-German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) was virtually unknown during his lifetime. He achieved international acclaim with his last two works, Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus, and he has come to be recognized as a master of verse.

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ISBN 13	9780486838670
ISBN 10	0486838676
Title	Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies
Author	Rainer Maria Rilke
Series	Dover Thrift Editions
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2020-02-28
Number of pages	112
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