{"product_id":"sonnets-to-orpheus-and-duino-elegies-paperback-6","title":"Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJessie Lemont\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring three feverish weeks in 1922, Rainer Maria Rilke composed the 55 sonnets that constitute \u003ci\u003eSonnets to Orpheus\u003c\/i\u003e. Inspired by the death of a friend's daughter, the poet felt that he was being compelled to write by the girl's ghost. At about the same time he also completed \u003ci\u003eDuino Elegies, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich he had begun ten years earlier. Intimately connected to the \u003ci\u003eSonnets\u003c\/i\u003e in themes and sensibilities, the \u003ci\u003eElegies \u003c\/i\u003eoffer meditations on love, death, God, and life's meaning that express Rilke's irresolvable conflict between a longing for solitude and a painful loneliness. \u003cbr\u003e Although his poetry was recognized and admired by leading European artists, the Austro-Bohemian poet was virtually unknown during his lifetime, achieving international acclaim only with these final masterpieces. This edition presents translations by Jessie Lemont, praised by London's \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e for their presentation of Rilke as \"a writer of short individual lyrics, often of incomparable, impressionist vividness, plastic vitality and symbolic suggestiveness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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, \u003ci\u003eDuino Elegies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSonnets to Orpheus, \u003c\/i\u003eand he has come to be recognized as a master of verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353028378873,"sku":"9780486838670","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/An_F8RPzpz9780486838670_003f2c64-acd4-484e-90ba-42474b5168ed.webp?v=1769816046","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sonnets-to-orpheus-and-duino-elegies-paperback-6","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}