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Begun in 1912 at the castle of Duino near Trieste, these ten Elegies were finally completed, after a decade of sporadic and protracted creation, at the Chateau Muzot in the Swiss Valais. Rilke considered them his greatest achievement, and, as MacIntyre suggests, they are "among the great and unforgettable poetry of the world." 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.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Poetry Poetry by individual poets

• Full title: Duino Elegies
• Author: Rainer Rilke
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 102
• EAN: 9780520229235
• ISBN: 0520229231
• ID: 04616761
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Weight: 86 g
• Dimensions: 110 × 184 × 8 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. May 2001

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