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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 344 reviews
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emotional 46%
challenging 43%
inspiring 37%
hopeful 25%
relaxing 21%
mysterious 18%
sad 9%
dark 6%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 21%
Average rating
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 344 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
challenging 43%
inspiring 37%
hopeful 25%
relaxing 21%
mysterious 18%
sad 9%
dark 6%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 21%
Average rating