基本説明
Translated by C. F. Maclntyre, Bilingual Editions. Paperback first published 1961.
Full Description
These poems, selected from Das Buch der Bilder and the two parts of Neue Gedichte, show Rilke's deep concern with sculpture and painting. Written in his less mystical period (1900-1908), the poems exhibit Rilke's particular artistic and poetic power. Rainer Maria Rilke was one of Germany's most important poets. His influences include the paintings of the Worpswedders and the French Impressionists, the sculpture of Rodin (to whom he was both friend and secretary), and the poetry of Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarme, and other symbolists. His poetry is innovative, enigmatic, and entertainingly idiosyncratic. C.F. MacIntyre's translations are both true to the original and poetic in their own right, and in each book he includes an introduction and notes. German text faces the English translation.
Contents
INTRODUCTION From Das Buch Der Bilder Eingang / Initiation Ritter / The Knight Der Wahnsinn / The Angels Aus einer Kindheit / From a Childhood Der Nachbar / The Neighbor Der Einsame / The Solitary Klage / Lament Einsamkeit / Solitude Herbsttag / Autumn Day Erinnerung / Memory Ende des Herbstes / End of Autumn Herbst / Autumn Abend / Evening Ernste Stunde / Solemn Hour Strophen / Strophes Das Lied der Waise / The Song of the Waif Aus einer Sturmnacht [VI und VIII] / From a Stormy Night [VI and VIII] FromNeue Gedichte: Erster Teil Fruher Apollo / Early Apollo Opfer / Oblation Buddha / The Buddha Der Panther / The Panther Die Gazelle / The Gazelle Romische Sarkophage / Roman Sarcophagi Der Schwan / The Swan Ein Frauenschicksal / A Woman's Fate Blaue Hortensie / Blue Hydrangeas Vor dem Sommerregen / Before the Summer Rain Letzter Abend / The Last Evening Die Kurtisane / The Courtesan Die Treppe der Orangerie / The Steps of the Orangery Das Karussell / The Merry-Go-Round Spanische Tanzerin / Spanish Dancer From Neue Gedichte: Anderer Teil Archaisher Torso Apollos / Torso of an Archaic Apollo Leda / Leda Der Alchimist / The Alchemist Die Irren / The Insane Eine von den Alten / One of the Old Ones Eine Welke / Faded Romische Campagna / Roman Campagna Die Parke [I und VII] / The Parks [I and VII] Die Laute / The Lute Don Juans Kindheit / Don Juan's Childhood Dame auf einem Balkon / Lady on a Balcony Ubung am Klavier / Piano Practice Die Flamingos / The Flamingos Der Einsame / The Solitary Das Kind / The Child Der Kaferstein / The Scarab Buddha in der Glorie / The Buddha in the Glory NOTES
