Selected Poems of Rilke

Selected from 'Das Buch der Bilder' and the two parts of 'Neue Gedichte, ' these poems were written in his less mystical period (1900-1908). The poems show Rilke's deep concern with sculpture and painting and exhibit his particular artistic and poetic power. One of Germany's most important poets, Rilke's poetry is innovative, enigmatic, and entertainingly idiosyncratic. C.F. MacIntyre's translations are both true to the original and poetic in their own right--From publisher description.