Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation

by William H. Gass

Overview

The greatly esteemed essayist, novelist, and philosopher reflects on the art of translation and on rainer maria rilke's duino elegies-and gives us his own translation of Rilke's masterwork.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780465026227
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	10/17/2000
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	796,877
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

William Gass is the author of several books of fiction as well as books of essays. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Editorial Reviews

"Gass offers so much more than the subtitle to this gem might imply. The pages are filled with seamlessly intertwined biographical insights, textual analysis, commentary on the elusive art of translation, and fresh and vibrant new renderings of many of Rainer Maria Rilke's key works. A fitting tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest poets and everything literary criticism should be." --Library Journal

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