A poetic English rendering of Rainer Maria Rilke\'s Duineser Elegien printed together with the original German on facing pages.
An additional, detailed interpretive commentary will increase the English-speaking reader\'s understanding of Rilke\'s complex poetry..
The translation places high value on conveying the meaning of the Elegies, although it does not attempt to retain the original meter.
A poetic English rendering of Rainer Maria Rilke\'s Duineser Elegien printed together with the original German on facing pages