{"product_id":"the-book-of-hours-prayers-to-a-lowly-god-paperback","title":"The Book of Hours: Prayers to a Lowly God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first complete translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Hours \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eDas Stunden-Buch\u003c\/i\u003e) in more than forty years. This bilingual edition provides English-speaking readers with access to a critical work in the development of the most significant figure in twentieth-century German poetry. Kidder's delicately nuanced translation preserves Rilke's uncomplicated and melodic flow, his rhythm, and, where possible, his rhyme while remaining true to content. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rilke penned \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Hours\u003c\/i\u003e between 1899 and 1903 in three parts. Readers and experts alike consider the collection among Rilke's most important and enduring works.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first complete translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's Book of Hours in more than forty years. It provides English-speaking readers with access to a critical work in the development of the most significant figure in twentieth-century German poetry. A tripartite work comprising \"The Book of the Monkish Life,\" \"The Book of Pilgrimage,\" and \"The Book of Poverty and Death,\" The Book of Hours is published here in a bilingual format, with the original German and the English translation on facing pages.\u003cbr\u003eConveying an almost mystical conception of the relationship among God, man, and nature, The Book of Hours (Das Stunden-Buch, first published in 1905) is a series of intimate prayers written as if by a Russian monk turned painter-writings that bring to bear the profound influence of Rilke's journeys to Russia and Italy at the turn of the century.\u003cbr\u003eAnnemarie S. Kidder's delicately nuanced translation preserves Rilke's uncomplicated and melodic flow, his rhythm, and, where possible, his rhyme while remaining true to content. Kidder's introduction and notes offer historical and interpretive background information, largely from Rilke's own diaries and correspondence, chronicling the influence of various geographical settings on the writing of The Book of Hours and illustrating Rilke's own spiritual quest. Also included are translated excerpts of an earlier manuscript of The Book of Hours, along with interpretations of the poetry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAINER MARIA RILKE\u003c\/b\u003e (1875-1926) is the author of\u003ci\u003e Duino Elegies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Sonnets to Orpheus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge\u003c\/i\u003e. Bilingual editions of Rilke's \u003ci\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Poems\u003c\/i\u003e are published by Northwestern University Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eANNEMARIE S. KIDDER \u003c\/b\u003eis associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan and has translated works by Luise Schottroff, Raimon Panikkar, and Jürgen Becker.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 235\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.8 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380541604018,"sku":"9780810118881","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6c528fdb5b7d8546685f20251289e916.webp?v=1777787191","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-book-of-hours-prayers-to-a-lowly-god-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}