| Diaries of a Young Poet Contributor(s): Rilke, Rainer Maria (Author), Snow, Edward (Translator), Winkler, Michael (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0393318508 ISBN-13: 9780393318500 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: Translated for the first time into English, these diaries offer unique insight into Rilke's development as one of the greatest poets and prose stylists of the 20th century. Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 97010132 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 338 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Germany - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In April 1898 Rainer Maria Rilke, not yet twenty-three, began a diary of his Florence visit. It was to record, in the form of an imaginary dialogue with his mentor and then-lover, Lou Andreas-Salome, his firsthand experiences of early Renaissance art. The project quickly expanded to include not only thoughts on life, history, and artistic genius, but also unguarded moments of revulsion, self-doubt, and manic expectation. The result is an intimate glimpse into the young Rilke, already experimenting brilliantly with language and metaphor. For the lover of Rilke, this superb translation of the poet's early diaries will be a watershed. Through Edward Snow's and Michael Winkler's brilliantly supple and faithful translation . . . a new and more balanced picture of Rilke will emerge.--Ralph Freedman |
Contributor Bio(s): Winkler, Michael: - Michael Winkler has written extensively on modern poetry and fiction. He is a professor at Rice University and lives in Houston, Texas.Snow, Edward: - Edward Snow is an award-winning translator of the poetry and prose of Rilke. He is a professor at Rice University and lives in Houston, Texas.Rilke, Rainer Maria: - RAINER MARIA RILKE (1875-1926) is one of the greatest poets who ever wrote in the German language. His most famous works are Sonnets to Orpheus, The Duino Elegies, Letters to a Young Poet, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, and The Book of Hours. |