{"product_id":"duino-elegies-deluxe-edition-the-original-english-translation-of-rilkes-landmark-poetry-cycle-by-vita-and-e-dward-sackville-west-reissued-for-t-hardcover","title":"Duino Elegies, Deluxe Edition: The Original English Translation of Rilke's Landmark Poetry Cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West - Reissued for the - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVita Sackville-West\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEdward Sackville-West\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first-ever English translation of Rilke's landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West ­- reissued for the first time in 90 years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke's \u003ci\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/i\u003e, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke's masterpiece, which would eventually be rendered in English over 20 times, influencing countless poets, musicians and artists across the English-speaking world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests' translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke's poetry cycle. Featuring a new introduction from critic Lesley Chamberlain, this reissue casts one of European literature's great masterpieces in fresh light.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke \u003c\/b\u003e(1875-1926), considered one of the greatest German-language writers, published his first collection of verse in 1894, while he was still at school, and continued to write poetry and prose throughout his life, becoming a master of both. Rilke died in Switzerland in 1926. \u003cb\u003eVita Sackville-West \u003c\/b\u003ewas an English novelist, poet and garden designer. Born to an artistocratic family, she became a prolific and successful author, publishing many novels and a dozen volumes of poetry. Sackville-West had a long, intense relationship with Virginia Woolf, and was the main inspiration for the titular character in Woolf's Orlando. \u003cb\u003eEdward Sackville-West \u003c\/b\u003ewas an English novelist and music critic who, in his later years, became a member of the British House of Lords.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.58 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159968583815,"sku":"9781782277798","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4cf085dfdf5d96ad0616c4f53e4660ec.webp?v=1733270640","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/duino-elegies-deluxe-edition-the-original-english-translation-of-rilkes-landmark-poetry-cycle-by-vita-and-e-dward-sackville-west-reissued-for-t-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}