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Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Sonnets to Orpheus (original 1923; edition 2006)

by Rainer Maria Rilke

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An accomplished poet's first and only sonnet sequence.
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Title:Sonnets to Orpheus
Authors:Rainer Maria Rilke
Info:W. W. Norton (2006), Paperback, 160 pages
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Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke (Author) (1923)

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    Hydrologos by Warren Heiti (Anonymous user)
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    Orpheus by Don Paterson (chrisharpe)
    chrisharpe: Don Paterson calls his 'Orpheus' versions, rather than translations, of Rilke's 'Sonnets to Orpheus'.
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Even as the farmer labors
there where the seed turns into summer,
it is not his work. It is Earth who gives.


Despite the parched ground it is but a shade of spring outside. The world appears geared to disrupt such edenic days with the distant rumble of foreign thunder and a blurred blunder on the button.

There were flashes here which I truly admired but not others. My hazed judgement might conceal a concern or two -- perhaps it doesn't. This series didn't engender thought so I'm moving on. ( )
  jonfaith | Feb 22, 2019 |
Read a different edition than this. Had the original German across from the English verses, which I appreciated. I don't know enough Ovid to really appreciate this so lots of it was lost on me. ( )
  Jamichuk | May 22, 2017 |
Technically great, occasionally beautiful and thought-provoking, often silly imagery and it can be a bit of a drag. I prefer other Rilke.

Regarding this edition, it features a Dutch translation & the original German right next to each other so you can fall back without having to use grab a dictionary; good presentation. ( )
  Frenzie | Jan 15, 2017 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Rilke, Rainer MariaAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Badia, AlfredTranslatormain authorsome editionsconfirmed
Marí, IsidorTranslatormain authorsome editionsconfirmed
Enwald, LiisaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Goldberg, CarinCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
MacIntyre, C. F.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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