I wanted to learn everything, whether through experience or literature. Acclaimed translator gives us the "Duino Elegies", Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2000. The item Duino elegies, Rainer Maria Rilke ; translated by Edward Snow represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. Please try your request again later. They are an entirely different mode of verse than the compact sonnets or the shorter lyrics, more given to a heightening of language that, it seems, does not suit this translator. . Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Snow has gradually been building a reputation as Rilke's best contemporary translator in English. What does he know, himself, of that lord of desire, her young lover, Written in a period of spiritual crisis between 1912 and 1922, the poems that compose the Duino Elegies are the ones most frequently identified with the Rilkean sensibility. and even if one of them pressed mesuddenly to his heart: I'd be consumedin that overwhelming existence. Plague Journal, Snow Plague Journal, Snow. For beauty is nothingbut the beginning of terror, which we can just barely endure,and we stand in awe of it as it coolly disdainsto destroy us. Written in a period of spiritual crisis between 1912 and 1922, the poems that compose the Duino Elegies are the ones most frequently identified with the Rilkean sensibility. In his translations, Snow adheres faithfully to the intent of Rilke's German while constructing nuanced, colloquial poems in English. For those of you familiar with Rumi's poetry and teaching stories, through Mr. Barks' translations, that is indeed saying something. Its also been remarked that the entire German language consists of a single root word and all the rest are prefixes and suffixes. Does this book contain inappropriate content? January 31, 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment. Leishman’s rhythmic, resonant lines: And it’s hard, being dead, and full of retrieving before one begins to perceive a little eternity. --All of the living, though, make the mistake of drawing too sharp distinctions. Rilke was certainly one for broad strokes in the Duino Elegies. Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2018. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. In his translations, Snow adheres faithfully to the intent of Rilke's German while constructing nuanced, colloquial poems in English. Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2016. Something went wrong. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. Plague Journal, Snow Plague Journal, Snow. There are many existing translations of Rilke's masterpiece, of varying quality. Learn more. Edward Snow (English/Rice Univ. I'll probably get "Sonnets to Orpheus" after I finish Duino Elegies. Absurdly low price. There was a problem loading your book clubs. His version of the Elegies should cement that reputation, and elevate it.” —Brian Phillips, The New Republic. Rainer Maria Rilke; Translated from the German by Edward Snow. This item has a maximum order quantity limit. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The author of A Study of Vermeer and Inside Breughel, he teaches at Rice University. You could win $10,000 (USD) just for reading a book Diane Seuss has called "Ingenious"! The 10 elegies succeed in finding the world in a word, as William H. Gass advised was the objective of the most earnest poets. 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