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The Book of Images by Rainer Maria Rilke
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The Book of Images: Poems / Revised Bilingual Edition

by Rainer Maria Rilke

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North Point Press (1994), Edition: Revised, Paperback, 280 pages

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Rilke is the poet's poet. Essential reading. I prefer Stephen Mitchell's translations, but these are not bad. ( )
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Wer du auchseist: am Abend tritt hinaus (German); Whoever you are: in the evening step out (English)
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Now substantially revised by Edward Snow, whom Denise Levertov once called "far and away Rilke's best translator," this bilingual edition of The Book of Images contains a number of the great poet's previously untranslated pieces. Also included are several of Rilke's best-loved lyrics, such as "Autumn," "Childhood," "Lament," "Evening," and "Entrance."

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