{"product_id":"the-book-of-hours-9781324123460","title":"The Book of Hours","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong hailed as a masterwork of modern German literature, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Hours\u003c\/em\u003e (1905) marks the origin of Rainer Maria Rilke's distinctive voice and vision--where clarity of diction meets unexpected imagery and first-person poetry discovers its full lyric possibility. In these audacious poems, a devout but candid speaker addresses an ultimately unknowable deity, passing through love, fear, guilt, anger, bewilderment, loneliness, tenderness, and exaltation in his search for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dual-language edition, Edward Snow, \"the most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke's contemporary translators\" (Michael Dirda, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), makes Rilke's achievement accessible as never before in English. Snow retains a striking fidelity to the German text while also conveying the captivating psychological presence that animates Rilke's best poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rainer Maria Rilke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324123460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRilke, Rainer Maria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/strong\u003e (1875-1926), the author of \u003cem\u003eSonnets to Orpheus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLetters to a Young Poet\u003c\/em\u003e, was one of the greatest poets of the German language.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow, Edward:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEdward Snow\u003c\/strong\u003e has received an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for his Rilke translations. A professor at Rice University, he lives in Houston, Texas.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rainer Maria Rilke \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47858836340893,"sku":"9781324123460","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_02b500da-7ce1-4b12-9128-5fe817c50015.jpg?v=1776861522","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-book-of-hours-9781324123460","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}