M. D. Herter Norton
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M. D. Herter Norton was an American translator, editor, and co-founder of W. W. Norton & Company, best known for her influential English translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry.
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| instanceOf |
co-founder of publishing company
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editor ⓘ human ⓘ publisher ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| coFounded | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary translation
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publishing ⓘ |
| genre | poetry translation ⓘ |
| hasParticularStyle | close, literal renderings of Rilke’s German texts ⓘ |
| influenced | English-language reception of Rainer Maria Rilke ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish W. W. Norton & Company as an independent publisher
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influential English translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
English translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry
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translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies ⓘ translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Neue Gedichte ⓘ translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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publisher ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-owner of W. W. Norton & Company
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editor at W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | William Warder Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor | Rainer Maria Rilke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTranslatedFromLanguage | German ⓘ |
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