Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation

by Gass, William H.
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ISBN: 9780375403125
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After nearly a lifetime of reading Rilke in English translation, William H. Gass undertook the task of translating Rilke's writing himself, in order to see if he could, in that way, get closer to the work he so deeply admired. Gass examines the genesis of the ideas that inform the Elegies and discusses previous translations, while writing, in his inimitable style, about Rilke the man: his character, his relationships, his life. Finally, Gass's own extraordinary translation of the Duino Elegies offers us the experience of reading Rilke with a new and fuller understanding.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Gass, William H.
  • ISBN: 9780375403125
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.78 x 1.06
  • Number Of Pages: 233
  • Publication Year: 1999

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