Ulrich Baer

The Rilke Alphabet

Übersetzer: Hamilton, Andrew

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ulrich Baer¿s ¿The Rilke Alphabet¿ will surprise and delight established fans of Rilke, intrigue newcomers, and convince all readers of the power of poetry to penetrate the mysteries and confusion of our world. The book draws on its author¿s profound and life-long engagement with Rilke as a scholar, translator and editor to offer 26 self-contained, highly engaging and incisive reflections on Rilke¿s enduring appeal for contemporary readers. The essays cover overlooked and controversial topics, from deceptively minor topics such as Rilke¿s affection for frogs and old maids to the great questions also addressed in his work, of faith, sexuality, race, politics, and death. ¿The Rilke Alphabet¿ draws readers in by taking seriously each and every one of Rilke¿s words, and by explaining the larger context and significance of Rilke¿s work without ever losing this original sense of surprise, discovery, and intrigue.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fordham University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 159mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780823256280
• ISBN-10: 0823256286
• Artikelnr.: 40307862

Autorenporträt

Ulrich Baer (Author) Ulrich Baer is Vice Provost for Arts, Humanities and Diversity and Professor of German and Comparative Literature at New York University. He is editor and translator of Rainer Maria Rilke: Letters of Life, editor of 110 Stories: New York Writes after September 11, and author of several books on poetry and photography. His most recent book is Beggar¿s Chicken: Stories from Shanghai. Andrew Hamilton (Translator) Andrew Hamilton is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Germanic Studies at Indiana University.