{"product_id":"9781556594250","title":"Rilke: New Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Essential for all poetry collections. . . . Translator Joseph Cadora renders a beautiful new edition complete with commentary on each poem, based on Rilke's letters, numerous biographies, and related works as well as an introduction outlining his approach to the translation.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[The] renderings of the canonical poems, such as \"The Panther,\" \"Orpheus, Eurydice, Hermes,\" and \"Archaic Torso of Apollo\" (to name a few), are worthwhile additions to the enormous body of Rilke's work already translated by others.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanier Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's best-selling poets, and \u003ci\u003eRilke: New Poems\u003c\/i\u003e contains many of his most iconic pieces. Translator Joseph Cadora has created the definitive English-language version through meticulous faithfulness to Rilke's German and insightful commentary on each of the 400-plus poems. Bilingual, with an introduction by Robert Hass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Panther\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom endless passing of the bars his gaze\u003cbr\u003ehas wearied—there is no more it can hold.\u003cbr\u003eThere seem to be a thousand bars always,\u003cbr\u003eand past those thousand bars there is no world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe soft pad of his brawny, rippling pace\u003cbr\u003eturns itself in a tightening circle till,\u003cbr\u003elike a mighty dance around a tiny space,\u003cbr\u003eit centers a numb but still enormous will.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut at times the shades of his pupils rise,\u003cbr\u003egrasping an image he cannot resist;\u003cbr\u003ethrough his tense, unmoving limbs it flies,\u003cbr\u003eand within his heart it ceases to exist.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (1875–1926) is one of the world's most beloved poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Cadora\u003c\/b\u003e is a guitarist, writer, and translator. He lives in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030571991280,"sku":"9781556594250","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781556594250_p0.jpg?v=1763756863","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781556594250","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}