The Essential Rilke -- Galway Kinnell, Paperback Lucy Punch he makes a promise to

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exploring themes of depression and recovery

The Essential Rilke -- Galway Kinnell, Paperback Lucy Punch he makes a promise toGerman poet Rainer Maria Rilke(1875 1926) enjoys ever increasing popularity. His Duino Elegies is considered on of the greatest long poems of the twentieth century. Yet translations from his native German have always presented challenges: the elusiveness of Rilke's imagery, the playful way he both distorts and subverts his own language, and the depth and complexity of his poetry make it difficult for translators to preserve the beauty and meaning of