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.
| ISBN: | 9780141183497 |
| Publication date: | 22nd February 2001 |
| Author: | Rainer Maria Rilke, J B Leishman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 93 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |
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.
Selected Poems features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets
Selected Poems is available in Paperback
Selected Poems was written by Rainer Maria Rilke, J B Leishman and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Selected Poems has 93 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Classics series
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