Rilke Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke - ISBN: 9781857157307
Hardcover
Discover breathtaking imagery and profound ideas from a master poet.

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 1996

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Summary

Though as yet little known in English-speaking countries, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is the finest German poet of this century and one of the greatest lyrical writers in the history of Western literature. A major figure in the modernist movement, with some affinities to Yeats, Rilke had a profound influence on other 20th century poets such as Pasternak and Akhmatova. He is a master of vivid and breathtakingly original imagery in which difficult ideas are made directly apprehensible to the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781857157307
ISBN-10:1857157303
Author:Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher:Everyman
Imprint:Everyman's Library
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:15 November 1996
Weight:232g
Dimensions:165mm x 113mm x 19mm
Series:Everyman's Library POCKET POETS
About The Author

Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), one of Germany’s greatest lyrical poets, was born in Prague. He studied literature and the history of art in Munich and Berlin, and lived for some time in Paris where he was a secretary to the sculptor Rodin. He died in Switzerland.

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