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| Orpheus | 
 enlarge | Author: Don Paterson
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 99535
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0571222706
EAN: 9780571222704
ASIN: 0571222706
Publication Date: July 5, 2007
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Orpheus. March 3, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The first work that has been used as the springboard for this is excellent, and if you don't know of the unusual circumstance in which the composition took place then look up Rilke on wikipedia. The sonnets are a probing, questioning look at the world, metaphysical speculations, experience and loss.
As a version of Rilke's sonets, this is a work of brilliance; having looked at other translations as well as the original I feel that this is the most pleasing to read without sacrificing too much of the artistic integrity of the original text.
However, because it is a rhyming edition, etc. it is not accurate on a word-for-word level; I tend to prefer this to a translation, but others may disagree (it tells you that it is a version and not a translation on the cover anyway).
The notes on translation, etc at the end are also very interesting and provide some insight into any interpretive bias that Paterson may have introduced.
I like Paterson as a poet, but I prefer this to the collections of his own compostitions: I liked the sonnets die orpheus by Rilke, and I think that this well-presented edition will meet all but the highest expectations, and pleasantly surprise those who have set the bar low.
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