Gleaned from Rainer Maria Rilke's voluminous, never-before-translated correspondence, this volume offers the best writings and personal philosophy of one of the twentieth century's greatest poets. The result is a profound vision of how the human drive to create and understand can guide us in every facet of life. Arranged by theme-from everyday existence with others to the exhilarations of love and the experience of loss, from dealing with adversity to the nature of inspiration-here are Rilke's thoughts on how to infuse everyday life with beauty, wonder, and meaning.
Intimate, stylistically masterful, brilliantly translated and assembled, and brimming with the passion of Rilke, Letters on Life is a font of wisdom and a perfect book for all occasions.
| ISBN: | 9780812969023 |
| Publication date: | 11th April 2006 |
| Author: | Rainer Maria Rilke, Ulrich Baer |
| Publisher: | Modern Library an imprint of Random House Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 215 pages |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
| Genres: |
Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude Spirituality and religious experience Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice |
Gleaned from Rainer Maria Rilke's voluminous, never-before-translated correspondence, this volume offers the best writings and personal philosophy of one of the twentieth century's greatest poets. The result is a profound vision of how the human drive to create and understand can guide us in every facet of life. Arranged by theme-from everyday existence with others to the exhilarations of love and the experience of loss, from dealing with adversity to the nature of inspiration-here are Rilke's thoughts on how to infuse everyday life with beauty, wonder, and meaning.
Intimate, stylistically masterful, brilliantly translated and assembled, and brimming with the passion of Rilke, Letters on Life is a font of wisdom and a perfect book for all occasions.
Letters on Life features in the following genres: Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Spirituality and religious experience, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice
Letters on Life is available in Paperback
Letters on Life was written by Rainer Maria Rilke, Ulrich Baer and published by Modern Library an imprint of Random House Publishing Group
Letters on Life has 215 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Library Classics series