Letters to a Young Poet

The Norton Centenary Edition

Rainer Maria Rilke, M. D. Herter Norton, Julia Reidhead , Damion Searls

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Norton
07 July 2023

Language: reference & general; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

"These letters from the poet and mystic Rainer Maria Rilke to a nineteen-year-old cadet and aspiring poet have inspired millions of readers since they were first published in English in 1934. The first, and most popular, translator of this work was Mary Dows Herter Norton-a polymath extraordinaire with expertise in music, literature, and science who played a crucial role in elevating Rilke's global reputation.

The Norton Centenary Edition commemorates this extraordinary woman, known as ""Polly"" to friends and colleagues, and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the publishing company she cofounded. With an admiring foreword by Damion Searls-himself a recent translator of Rilke'sLetters-and an afterword by Norton's current president, Julia Reidhead, that honors Polly's crucial role in securing Norton's independence, this handsome new edition brings Rilke's enduring wisdom about life, love, and art to a new generation, in the translation that first introduced him to the English-speaking world."

By: Rainer Maria Rilke
Afterword by: Julia Reidhead
Foreword by: Damion Searls
Translated by: M. D. Herter Norton
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 147mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9781324050728
ISBN 10: 1324050721
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 07 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) was one of the most acclaimed German-language poets of the twentieth century. M.D.H. Norton (1894-1985) was cofounder of W. W. Norton & Company, now the oldest and largest publisher owned wholly by its employees. Damion Searls is a prize-winning translator of fifty books from German, French, Norwegian, and Dutch. Liveright published his translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet in 2020.

Reviews for Letters to a Young Poet: The Norton Centenary Edition

"""The Norton centenary edition of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet is a beautiful hardback of an essential text and a great gift to any aspiring writer."" -- Anne Enright - The Observer"