{"product_id":"fifty-poems-9781681379944","title":"Fifty Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eFresh, beautiful new translations of one of the most important poets of all time, publishing in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rainer Maria Rilke's birth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRilke is one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, revered throughout the world. Geoffrey Lehmann has selected fifty of Rilke's finest poems from the two volumes of \u003ci\u003eNew Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, considered the center of gravity of Rilke's achievement. Lehmann's refined ear and perfect mastery of English verse form give his renderings of Rilke a precision and poise equal to that of the German originals. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rilke's birth, a master poet lives anew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (1875-1926) is one of the greatest lyric German poets. Born in Prague, he published his first book of poems, \u003ci\u003eLeben und Lieber\u003c\/i\u003e, at age nineteen. He met Lou Salomé, the talented and spirited daughter of a Russian army officer, who influenced him deeply. In 1902 he became the friend, and for a time the secretary, of Rodin, and it was during his twelve-year Paris residence that Rilke enjoyed his greatest poetic activity. In 1919 he went to Switzerland where he spent the last years of his life. It was there that he wrote his last two works, \u003ci\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/i\u003e (1923) and \u003ci\u003eThe Sonnets to Orpheus \u003c\/i\u003e(1923). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Lehmann\u003c\/b\u003e is an Australian translator, lawyer, and children's author. He lives in New South Wales.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York Review of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635463880978,"sku":"9781681379944","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2235ca07-e7c9-4ded-8eb0-3eccd5ed66e7.jpg?v=1759237495","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fifty-poems-9781681379944","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}