Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet: The Norton Centenary Edition (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Norton, M. D. Herter

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A gorgeous edition of one of the most beloved classics of the twentieth century, published in celebration of W. W. Norton's 100th anniversary.

This slim volume of letters from the poet and mystic, Rainer Maria Rilke, to a nineteen-year-old cadet and aspiring poet named Franz Xaver Kappus, has touched millions of readers since it was first published in English in 1934. The translator, Mary Dows Herter Nortona polymath extraordinaire with expertise in music, literature, and science, and who, along with her husband, William Warder Norton, founded the company that bears his nameplayed a crucial role in elevating Rilke's reputation in the English-speaking world.

This Norton Centenary Edition commemorates Norton, known as Polly to friends and colleagues, and the 100th anniversary of the publishing company she co-founded. An admiring foreword by Damion Searlshimself a recent translator of Rilke's Letterscelebrates Polly's stylistic achievement, and an afterword by Norton's President, Julia A. Reidhead, honors her commitment to maintaining W. W. Norton & Company's independence.

This handsome new edition of a beloved classic brings Rilke's enduring wisdom about life, love, and art to a new generation, in the translation that first introduced him to the English-speaking world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781324050735
• Artikelnr.: 66270240

Autorenporträt

Rainer Maria Rilke (18751926), the author of Sonnets to Orpheus, Duino Elegies, and Letters to a Young Poet, was one of the greatest poets of the German language.