Sonnets to Orpheus : written as a monument for Wera Ouckama Knoop / Rainer Maria Rilke ; translation, introduction and notes by J.B. Leishman
by Rilke, Rainer Maria (1875-1926)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : The Hogarth Press, 1967. 4th Impression. Hardcover. Library copy. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 174p. ; 22cm. Subjects: Orpheus (Greek mythology) ; Poetry.
Synopsis
The Sonnets to Orpheus are a collection of 55 sonnets written in 1922 by the poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926). The work is based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and is considered one of his masterpieces.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306171
- Title
- Sonnets to Orpheus : written as a monument for Wera Ouckama Knoop / Rainer Maria Rilke ; translation, introduction and notes by J.B. Leishman
- Author
- Rilke, Rainer Maria (1875-1926)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Impression
- Publisher
- London : The Hogarth Press
- Date Published
- 1967
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