[This translation], including a clear and concise introduction and useful glossaries, attains both accuracy and clarity, rarely faltering in its choice of words.
Translated with skill and precision, these lectures . . . not only present the most penetrating analysis of two of Hölderlin's most significant hymns but also constitute Heidegger's most illuminating and fully argued encounter with Hölderlin. . . . Recommended.
William McNeill is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University.
Julia A. Ireland is an Assistant Professor at Whitman College. She has translated (with William McNeill) Hölderlin's Hymn "The Ister" (IUP, 1996).