{"product_id":"9781556594250","title":"Rilke: New Poems","description":"Author: Rainer Maria Rilke\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781556594250\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jan 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 512 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Essential for all poetry collections. . . . Translator Joseph Cadora renders a beautiful new edition complete with commentary on each poem, based on Rilke's letters, numerous biographies, and related works as well as an introduction outlining his approach to the translation.\" -\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[The] renderings of the canonical poems, such as \"The Panther,\" \"Orpheus, Eurydice, Hermes,\" and \"Archaic Torso of Apollo\" (to name a few), are worthwhile additions to the enormous body of Rilke's work already translated by others.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanier Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's best-selling poets, and \u003ci\u003eRilke: New Poems\u003c\/i\u003e contains many of his most iconic pieces. Translator Joseph Cadora has created the definitive English-language version through meticulous faithfulness to Rilke's German and insightful commentary on each of the 400-plus poems. Bilingual, with an introduction by Robert Hass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Panther\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom endless passing of the bars his gaze\u003cbr\u003ehas wearied-there is no more it can hold.\u003cbr\u003eThere seem to be a thousand bars always,\u003cbr\u003eand past those thousand bars there is no world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe soft pad of his brawny, rippling pace\u003cbr\u003eturns itself in a tightening circle till,\u003cbr\u003elike a mighty dance around a tiny space,\u003cbr\u003eit centers a numb but still enormous will.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut at times the shades of his pupils rise,\u003cbr\u003egrasping an image he cannot resist;\u003cbr\u003ethrough his tense, unmoving limbs it flies,\u003cbr\u003eand within his heart it ceases to exist.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (18751926) is one of the world's most beloved poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Cadora\u003c\/b\u003e is a guitarist, writer, and translator. He lives in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920582623390,"sku":"ING-9781556594250","price":53.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781556594250.jpg?v=1782824865","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781556594250","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}