Hailed as the greatest modern lyrical poet of Germany, Rainer Maria Rilke's genius lies in his passion for perfection, artistic integrity and 'willingness to remain a perpetual beginner'. The verse contained in this selection ranges from the objective, naturalistic descriptions of his earliest works to the increasingly effusive outpourings of half-religious ecstasy and anguish that characterize his later poems and culminates in the overwhelmingly personal vision of the famous 'Duino Elegies' and 'The Sonnets to Orpheus', ...
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Hailed as the greatest modern lyrical poet of Germany, Rainer Maria Rilke's genius lies in his passion for perfection, artistic integrity and 'willingness to remain a perpetual beginner'. The verse contained in this selection ranges from the objective, naturalistic descriptions of his earliest works to the increasingly effusive outpourings of half-religious ecstasy and anguish that characterize his later poems and culminates in the overwhelmingly personal vision of the famous 'Duino Elegies' and 'The Sonnets to Orpheus', in which his most intense experiences of living and being find their noblest expression.
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New. These poems, written between 1900 and 1908, and selected from "Das Buch der Bilder" and the two parts of "Neue Gedichte", show Rilke's deep concern with sculpture and painting. The book includes an introduction and notes. The German text faces the English translation. Translator(s): MacIntyre, C. F. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128. 2001. Bilingual ed. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
