Duino ElegiesBegun in 1912 at the castle of Duino near Trieste, these ten Elegies were finally completed, after a decade of sporadic and protracted creation, at the Château Muzot in the Swiss Valais. Rilke considered them his greatest achievement, and, as MacIntyre suggests, they are "among the great and unforgettable poetry of the world." Rainer Maria Rilke was one of Germany's most important poets. His influences include the paintings of the Worpswedders and the French Impressionists, the sculpture of Rodin (to whom he was both friend and secretary), and the poetry of Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarmé, and other symbolists. His poetry is innovative, enigmatic, and entertainingly idiosyncratic. C.F. MacIntyre's translations are both true to the original and poetic in their own right, and in each book he includes an introduction and notes. German text faces the English translation. |
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andern angel Antlitz beinah bleibt Blick catkins constellation Dasein dead death denen dennoch die Sterne died young Ding Duino Elegies earth eigene einmal einst Engel Erde erst ersten Erwartung eternity feel Fenster forever Frühe Frühling Gaspara Stampa gaze Gefühl gehn geht Geliebte gently Gesicht girl Gleichmut Glück groß heart hero herrlich Herz Herzens hinan hinaus Jüngling Karnak Klage Lächeln Lament leicht leise Liebe Liebende Liebenden Liebte lovers Mädchen manchmal Maria Rilkes Duineser Menschen mother Mutter Nacht Nächte Neue Neugier night nimmt Nirgends once plötzlich poet praise pure Rainer Maria Rilke Raum recht rein Rilke's Rilkes Duineser Elegien sanft Santa Maria Formosa Schicksal schon Schooß seltsam Siehe silent sind smile sorrow stand stars Stelle Sterne strange tender Teppich thing Tier Toten unendlich unsägliche unsichtbar viel vielleicht voll wär wehe weiß weiter Welt wenig wieder wollen zärtlich zeigt Zukunft