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Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is one of the greatest lyric German poets. Born in Prague, he published his first book of poems, Leben und Lieber, at age nineteen. He met Lou Salomé, the talented and spirited daughter of a Russian army officer, who influenced him deeply. In 1902 he became the friend, and for a time the secretary, of Rodin, and it was during his twelve-year Paris residence that Rilke enjoyed his greatest poetic activity. In 1919 he went to Switzerland where he spent the last years of his life. It was there that he wrote his last two works, Duino Elegies (1923) and The Sonnets to Orpheus (1923).
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is one of the greatest lyric German poets. Born in Prague, he published his first book of poems, Leben und Lieber, at age nineteen. He met Lou Salomé, the talented and spirited daughter of a Russian army officer, who influenced him deeply. In 1902 he became the friend, and for a time the secretary, of Rodin, and it was during his twelve-year Paris residence that Rilke enjoyed his greatest poetic activity. In 1919 he went to Switzerland where he spent the last years of his life. It was there that he wrote his last two works, Duino Elegies (1923) and The Sonnets to Orpheus (1923).
Ahead of All Parting
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Stephen Mitchell
Hardcover | Modern Library | Poetry
978-0-679-60161-6 (0-679-60161-9) | August 1995 | $24.95
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Stephen Mitchell
Hardcover | Modern Library | Poetry
978-0-679-60161-6 (0-679-60161-9) | August 1995 | $24.95
Letters on Life
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Ulrich Baer
Trade Paperback | Modern Library | Self Help - Motivational
978-0-8129-6902-3 (0-8129-6902-2) | April 2006 | $13.95
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Ulrich Baer
Trade Paperback | Modern Library | Self Help - Motivational
978-0-8129-6902-3 (0-8129-6902-2) | April 2006 | $13.95
Letters on Life
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Ulrich Baer
eBook | Modern Library | Self Help - Motivational
978-0-307-43137-0 (0-307-43137-1) | December 2007 | $13.95
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Ulrich Baer
eBook | Modern Library | Self Help - Motivational
978-0-307-43137-0 (0-307-43137-1) | December 2007 | $13.95
Letters to a Young Poet
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Stephen Mitchell
Hardcover | Modern Library | Fiction
978-0-679-64232-9 (0-679-64232-3) | December 2001 | $15.95
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Stephen Mitchell
Hardcover | Modern Library | Fiction
978-0-679-64232-9 (0-679-64232-3) | December 2001 | $15.95
The Poet's Guide to Life
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Ulrich Baer
eBook | Modern Library | Self Help - Motivational
978-0-307-43249-0 (0-307-43249-1) | December 2007 | $19.95
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Ulrich Baer
eBook | Modern Library | Self Help - Motivational
978-0-307-43249-0 (0-307-43249-1) | December 2007 | $19.95
The Poet's Guide to Life
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Ulrich Baer
Hardcover | Modern Library | Self Help - Motivational
978-0-679-64292-3 (0-679-64292-7) | March 2005 | $19.95
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Ulrich Baer
Hardcover | Modern Library | Self Help - Motivational
978-0-679-64292-3 (0-679-64292-7) | March 2005 | $19.95