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Letters to a Young Poet & The Letter from the Young Worker

By Rainer Maria Rilke , Rainer Maria , Charlie Louth,Lewis Hyde;Rilke

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Books
Year
2011
ISBN
9780141960470, 0141960477
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
199 kB (204142 bytes)
Pages
160\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:17:20
Poetry;Nonfiction;Classics;Language;Writing;Philos

Description

In 1903, a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet, requesting an assessment of their value. The older artist, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), replied to the novice in this series of letters — an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilke's greatest poetry. The ten letters reproduced here were written during an important stage in Rilke's artistic development, and they contain many of the themes that later appeared in his best works. The poet himself afterwards stated that his letters contained part of his creative genius, making this volume essential reading for scholars, poetry lovers, and anyone with an interest in Rilke, German poetry, or the creative impulse.

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