Reading Rilke Reflections on the Problems of Translations
Basic Books · Hardcover · October 17, 2000
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A slim, thinking book for anyone drawn to translation’s little frictions and satisfactions.
- Genres
- German Literary Criticism, German Poetry, Poetry Criticism
- Published
- Basic Books, October 17, 2000
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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.
Translation Frictions
A slim, thinking book for anyone drawn to translation’s little frictions and satisfactions.
Come here for
- translation as close reading
- a critic’s exacting, reflective voice
Expect
- literary criticism over plot
- compact, essayistic reflection
Where it sits
| Poetry Criticism | 52% |
|---|---|
| German Literary Criticism | 45% |
| German Poetry | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Writers' Lives
- German Literary Collections
- German Poetry
- Authors
- William H. Gass
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Published
- October 17, 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Writers' Lives