Rilke: New Poems

ISBN-13: 9781556594250 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 512 str.

Rainer Maria Rilke; Joe Cadora; Robert Hass

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"Essential for all poetry collections. . . . Translator Joseph Cadora renders a beautiful new edition complete with commentary on each poem, based on Rilke's letters, numerous biographies, and related works as well as an introduction outlining his approach to the translation." --Library Journal, starred review" The] renderings of the canonical poems, such as "The Panther," "Orpheus, Eurydice, Hermes," and "Archaic Torso of Apollo" (to name a few), are worthwhile additions to the enormous body of Rilke's work already translated by others." --BooklistRanier Maria Rilke is one of the world's best-selling poets, and Rilke: New Poems contains many of his most iconic pieces. Translator Joseph Cadora has created the definitive English-language version through meticulous faithfulness to Rilke's German and insightful commentary on each of the 400-plus poems. Bilingual, with an introduction by Robert Hass.The PantherFrom endless passing of the bars his gaze
has wearied--there is no more it can hold.
There seem to be a thousand bars always,
and past those thousand bars there is no world.The soft pad of his brawny, rippling pace
turns itself in a tightening circle till,
like a mighty dance around a tiny space,
it centers a numb but still enormous will.But at times the shades of his pupils rise,
grasping an image he cannot resist;
through his tense, unmoving limbs it flies,
and within his heart it ceases to exist.Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is one of the world's most beloved poets.Joseph Cadora is a guitarist, writer, and translator. He lives in Berkeley, California.