The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke

This book features the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke in both German and English translation. Rilke is celebrated as the most significant and compelling poet of spiritual quest in the 20th century. His poems of ecstatic identification with the world have a seemingly endless fascination for contemporary readers. Stephen Mitchell's English rendering is praised for capturing the lyric intensity, fluency, and reach of Rilke's poetry, while remaining true to the original text.