134 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780819561657
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication date: 24 June 1987
Description
Sonnets to Orpheus is Rainer Maria Rilke's first and only sonnet sequence. It is an undisputed masterpiece by one of the greatest modern poets, translated here by a master of translation, David Young. Rilke revived and transformed the traditional ...
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challenging 42%
inspiring 36%
mysterious 26%
hopeful 21%
relaxing 15%
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medium 21%
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134 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780819561657
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication date: 24 June 1987
Description
Sonnets to Orpheus is Rainer Maria Rilke's first and only sonnet sequence. It is an undisputed masterpiece by one of the greatest modern poets, translated here by a master of translation, David Young. Rilke revived and transformed the traditional ...
Community Reviews Summary of 242 reviews
Moods
emotional 47%
challenging 42%
inspiring 36%
mysterious 26%
hopeful 21%
relaxing 15%
Pace
fast 31%
medium 21%
Average rating