Rilke Rainer Maria:
Duino Elegies and the Sonnets of Orpheus
Translator: A.Poulin, Foreword by: MarkDoty
Mariner Books , 2005
Quality paperback, 205 pages
Size: 213x143 mm
ISBN: 9780618565894
ISBN-10: 0618565892
Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke Was Born In Prague, Bohemia, In December 1875, In 1897 He Had An Affair With Louise Andreas (Nea(C) Von Salome), Who Was To Remain A Friend And Influence On Him Throughout His Life. In 1901, He Married The Sculptor Clara Westhoff And Later That Year Their Daughter Ruth Was Born, Though The Family Lived In Poverty. Rilke Later Went To Paris To Meet The Sculptor Rodin, A Meeting Which Greatly Influenced His Own Writings. He Died In December 1926 At Valmont Of Leukaemia.
A. Poulin
Rainer Maria Rilke Was Born In Prague In 1875 And Traveled Throughout Europe For Much Of His Adult Life, Returning Frequently To Paris. There He Came Under The Influence Of The Sculptor Auguste Rodin And Produced Much Of His Finest Verse, Most Notably The Two Volumes Of "New Poems" As Well As The Great Modernist Novel "The Notebooks Of Malte Laurids Brigge," Among His Other Books Of Poems Are "The Book Of Images" And "The Book Of Hours," He Lived The Last Years Of His Life In Switzerland, Where He Completed His Two Poetic Masterworks, The "Duino Elegies" And "Sonnets To Orpheus," He Died Of Le
Mark Doty
Mark Doty's Books Of Poetry And Nonfiction Prose Have Been Honored With Numerous Distinctions, Including The National Book Critics Circle Award, The Pen/Martha Albrand Award, The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, And, In The United Kingdom, The T. S. Eliot Prize. In 2008, He Won The National Book Award For "Fire To Fire: New And Selected Poems". He Is A Professor At The University Of Houston, And He Lives In New York City.
