Named for the Castle of Duino, on a rocky headland of the Adriatic, the Duino Elegies speaks in a voice that is both intimate and majestic on the mysteries of human life and our attempt, in the words of the translator, 'to use our self-consciousness to some advantage: to transcend, through art and the imagination, our self-deception and our fear.'

"First published 1989 in Great Britain by Carcanet Press Limited, Manchester"--T.p. verso. German collection. "A Bilingual Edition"--Cover. German collection.

Preface /Peter Porter -- Introduction -- The first elegy / Die erste elegie -- The second elegy / Die zweite elegie -- The third elegy / Die dritte elegie -- The fourth elegy / Die vierte elegy -- The fifth elegy / Die fünfe elegy -- The sixth elegy / Die sechste elegie -- The seventh elegy / Die siebente elegie -- The eighth elegy / Die achte elegie -- The ninth elegy / Die neunte elegie -- The tenth elegy / Die zehnte elegie -- Notes.

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