Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been cherished by hundreds of thousands of readers for what Stephen Mitchell calls in his Foreword the "vibrant and deeply felt experience of life" that informs them. Eloquent and personal, Rilke's meditations on the creative process, the nature of love, the wisdom of children, and the importance of solitude offer a wealth of spiritual and practical guidance for anyone. At the same time, this collection, in Stephen Mitchell's definitive translation, reveals the thoughts and feelings of one of the greatest poets and most distinctive sensibilities of the twentieth century.
| ISBN: | 9780679642329 |
| Publication date: | 4th December 2001 |
| Author: | Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Modern Library an imprint of Random House Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 109 pages |
| Genres: |
Diaries, letters and journals Anthologies: general Literature: history and criticism |
Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been cherished by hundreds of thousands of readers for what Stephen Mitchell calls in his Foreword the "vibrant and deeply felt experience of life" that informs them. Eloquent and personal, Rilke's meditations on the creative process, the nature of love, the wisdom of children, and the importance of solitude offer a wealth of spiritual and practical guidance for anyone. At the same time, this collection, in Stephen Mitchell's definitive translation, reveals the thoughts and feelings of one of the greatest poets and most distinctive sensibilities of the twentieth century.
Letters to a Young Poet features in the following genres: Diaries, letters and journals, Anthologies: general, Literature: history and criticism
Letters to a Young Poet is available in Hardback
Letters to a Young Poet was written by Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell and published by Modern Library an imprint of Random House Publishing Group
Letters to a Young Poet has 109 pages