Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary

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Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary

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Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary

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A fresh perspective on a beloved classic by acclaimed translators Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy.

German poet Rainer Maria Rilke's (1875-1926) Letters to a Young Poet has been treasured by readers for nearly a century. Rilke's personal reflections on the vocation of writing and the experience of living urge an aspiring poet to look inward, while also offering sage wisdom on further issues including gender, solitude, and romantic love. Barrows and Macy's translation extends this compilation of timeless advice and wisdom to a fresh generation of readers. With a new introduction and commentary, this edition places the letters in the context of today's world and the unique challenges we face when seeking authenticity.
Book Details
Publisher:
Shambhala
ISBN:
9781611806861
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
120
Authors:
Rainer Maria Rilke
Published Date:
2021-06-01
Language:
English
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About Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) was born in Prague, then part of Austria-Hungary. His major works include Das Stunden-Buch (1905), the two-volume New Poems (1907–1908), the prose work The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (1910), the Duino Elegies (1923), and the Sonnets to Orpheus (1923). He traveled widely across Europe and spent important years in Paris, where he served for a time as secretary to the sculptor Auguste Rodin. He died of leukemia in Switzerland. He also wrote Letters to a Young Poet.

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