Sonnets to Orpheus

Rainer Maria Rilke (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

1992
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-30932-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Orpheus is Rilke's touchstone in the "Sonnets to Orpheus". Originating in reflections on the untimely death of a young girl, the poems express Rilke's sense of the beauty and transience of life, and the transforming possibilities of love.

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Orpheus is Rilke's touchstone in the "Sonnets to Orpheus" - the mythical poet who could enchant beasts, birds and spirits with his music. Originating in reflections on the untimely death of a young girl, the poems express Rilke's delicate sense of the beauty and transience of life and the transforming possibilities of love.

Autor

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), the author of Sonnets to Orpheus, Duino Elegies, and Letters to a Young Poet, was one of the greatest poets of the German language.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.1.1993
• Übersetzer: David Young
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 198 mm
• Gewicht: 193 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• ISBN-10: 0-393-30932-0 / 0393309320
• ISBN-13: 978-0-393-30932-4 / 9780393309324
• Zustand: Neuware