Hymns and Fragments

The acclaimed translation of Hölderlin’s radical and influential late poetry—now in a revised new edition

Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843) was one of Europe’s first great modern poets, and Richard Sieburth’s acclaimed translation of the German Romantic’s late work has long been the standard. In this volume, Sieburth presents a revised version of the celebrated Hymns and Fragments, which gathers almost all the poet’s work in free rhythms from the years between 1801 and 1806, the period just before he was confined to a mental hospital. This translation captures the radical idiom and vision that continue to make Hölderlin a contemporary. Sieburth’s critical introduction discusses the poet’s career, assesses his role as the link between classicism and romanticism, and explores his importance to modern poetics and philosophy.