Elegies

by Friedrich Hšlderlin

Friedrich HšlderlinÕ Elegies are composed, like the elegies of ancient Greece, in elegiac couplets, where an hexa - meter is followed by a pentameter. _ey were often revised by the poet. _e versions presented here are the la_ ones, more rarely published and translated. _eir main themes are oneÕs return, to the homeland (_e Wanderer, Homecoming, Stuttgart), to lo_ love (MenonÕs Lament for Diotima), to the spirit of Greece prior to the disenchantment of the world (Bread and Wine), and the welcome of Nature (_e Walk in the Country). In the hope of giving an idea of the music they produce, the present English translations _rive to reproduce their metrics.

Genres: Poetry

91 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

Reviews

[Cristiana Ferreira]

"...O homem apenas algum tempo suporta a plenitude divina.
Depois toda a nossa vida é sonhar com eles. Mas os erros,
Tal como o sono, ajudam, e a necessidade e a noite fortalecem,"

[Guilherme Vilhena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Menons Klagen um Diothima