ThesetranslationsofawiderangeofthepoemsoftheSwisspoet,KunoRaeber(1922-92),comefromalifeofmanyinterestsinmatterstheological?heoncestudiedtobecomeaJesuit;philosophical?hisPhDwasinphilosophy;andculturalhistory?hewasalecturerinhistoryatGermanuniversities.Thesettingsareoftentimelessinnature;theirsubjectsandobjects,asChristianaWyrwawritesinthecomprehensiveintroduction,often?movefromrealsituationsintomagicalsurroundings;?andreadersareadvisednottolook?forrationallyunderstandableconnections?astheymaketheirwaythroughrealland-andseascapestointeriorswheretheworldispoweredbyuncertaintybutonthecuspofrightingitselfagain.Thetranslator,StuartFriebert,produces,ascloselyaspossible,Raeber'slineationsandrhythmicpatterns,straightdowntoindividualwordchoices.