--- product_id: 7110769 title: "The Poetry of Rilke" price: "246 Lei" currency: RON in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ro/products/7110769-the-poetry-of-rilke store_origin: RO region: Romania --- # The Poetry of Rilke **Price:** 246 Lei **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Poetry of Rilke - **How much does it cost?** 246 Lei with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ro](https://www.desertcart.ro/products/7110769-the-poetry-of-rilke) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description For the past twenty-five years, North Point Press has been working with Edward Snow, "Rilke's best contemporary translator" (Brian Phillips, The New Republic ), to bring into English Rilke's major poetic works. The Poetry of Rilke ―the single most comprehensive volume of Rilke's German poetry ever to be published in English―is the culmination of this effort. With more than two hundred and fifty selected poems by Rilke, including complete translations of the Sonnets to Orpheus and the Duino Elegies , The Poetry of Rilke spans the arc of Rilke's work, from the breakthrough poems of The Book of Hours to the visionary masterpieces written only weeks before his death. This landmark bilingual edition also contains all of Snow's commentaries on Rilke, as well as an important new introduction by the award-winning poet Adam Zagajewski. The Poetry of Rilke will stand as the authoritative single-volume translation of Rilke into English for years to come. Review: Finally something my puppy likes - My 12-week mini poodle loves this, and she is a finicky little eater! Each kibble is very small so they are easy for small dogs to eat. Review: Excellent Rilke edition - It would be a somewhat absurd and presumptuous enterprise to "review" Rilke himself, so to be clear, this is a review of this edition, which is superb. Facing-page editions are always the way to go for poetry translations, and it works here due to the excellent translations, a hit-or-miss enterprise in any translation of poetry. We finally have an expansive and affordable such collection of Rilke's work which is convenient for both English and German readers for those of the latter located where similarly high-quality editions are quite expensive. This edition is both cheap and light enough, without sacrificing translation quality or usability, to not fear taking on the train, to the woods, by the pool, etc. Of course this is not a scholarly, critical edition - that would be the Rilke-Archiv version of the Sämtliche Werke - but I am not a Rilke scholar, and the, once again, superb facing-page translation and low cost will allow me to share the joys of Rilke with English-only friends and students together, at the same time. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #129,639 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #33 in German Poetry (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 269 Reviews | ## Images ![The Poetry of Rilke - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71uSAWRuuOL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally something my puppy likes *by U***V on May 25, 2026* My 12-week mini poodle loves this, and she is a finicky little eater! Each kibble is very small so they are easy for small dogs to eat. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Rilke edition *by C***O on September 7, 2021* It would be a somewhat absurd and presumptuous enterprise to "review" Rilke himself, so to be clear, this is a review of this edition, which is superb. Facing-page editions are always the way to go for poetry translations, and it works here due to the excellent translations, a hit-or-miss enterprise in any translation of poetry. We finally have an expansive and affordable such collection of Rilke's work which is convenient for both English and German readers for those of the latter located where similarly high-quality editions are quite expensive. This edition is both cheap and light enough, without sacrificing translation quality or usability, to not fear taking on the train, to the woods, by the pool, etc. Of course this is not a scholarly, critical edition - that would be the Rilke-Archiv version of the Sämtliche Werke - but I am not a Rilke scholar, and the, once again, superb facing-page translation and low cost will allow me to share the joys of Rilke with English-only friends and students together, at the same time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Poetry of Rilke by Edward Snow *by C***N on November 2, 2009* I have found Edward Snow's translations to be by far the best with respect to poetic translations, certainly a much more difficult endeavor than merely producing a linguistic translation. Having been able to read Rilke alongside a native German, we both agree that Snow captures the essence of the poetry with his translations. I am very pleased with this new collection and once through it will compare it to Snow's earlier translations since it is mentioned in the forward that he has redone some of his earlier work, notably on the Elegies. As for the quality of the book, two things I would suggest to those who denigrate this volume. First, the publishing industry isn't what it once was, and with the advent of electronic media it is becoming increasingly more expensive to produce quality books, even in paperback format. I recall a time when a hardback book of this size would have cost only $10 or $20. Therefore caveat emptor, you pays your nickle, you takes your chances. Second, to use the oft quoted adage, one should not judge a book by its cover. I personally buy books for their content, not the binding. Lovers of good poetry will want to add this volume to their collections whether in hard or paperback editions. ## Frequently Bought Together - North Point Press The Poetry of Rilke - Bloomsbury The Dark Interval: Letters for the Grieving Heart - W. W. 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