Duino Elegies, Deluxe Edition: The Original English Translation of Rilke’s Landmark Poetry Cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West – Reissued for the

The first-ever English translation of Rilke’s landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West ­- reissued for the first time in 90 years

In 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies, 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.

Published for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests’ translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke’s poetry cycle.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.

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics
Published: 03/04/2025
Series: Pushkin Press Classics
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781782277804
Language: English