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Selected Poems of Friedrich Holderlin

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Out of all the collections of Holderlin's poetry I've looked at, this is the one that gives me the greatest of pleasure.

Although there is no "complete" collection on the market in English, I find that these are the most poetic, dramatic and sensitive versions of the great Master poet Holderlin.

The collection presented here are 10 times better that the word-for-word translations of say...Michael Hamburger's versions.

The original German of each poem and fragment is on the facing page, and the translators give a great introduction in the forward of the poet and his life.

As a side note, the book is quite big and is also quite heavy, but is the best way to introduce yourself to the great precursor to Goethe and Schiller!