{"product_id":"duino-elegies","title":"Duino Elegies [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Rainer Maria Rilke\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the German by Vita Sackville-West \u0026amp; Edward Sackville-West\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Lesley Chamberlain \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first-ever English translation of Rilke’s landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West—reissued for the first time in 90 years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke’s \u003cem\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/em\u003e, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke’s masterpiece, which would eventually be rendered in English over 20 times, influencing countless poets, musicians and artists across the English-speaking world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests’ translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke’s poetry cycle. Featuring a new introduction from critic Lesley Chamberlain, this reissue casts one of European literature’s great masterpieces in fresh light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e109 pages\u003cbr\u003ePushkin Press, 2025\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1923\u003cbr\u003e5.11 x 0.37 x 7.77 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781782277804\u003cbr\u003ePoetry\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51699626180776,"sku":"9781782277804","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/9781782277804_Paperback_Duino_Elegies.jpg?v=1741549395","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/duino-elegies","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}