Description
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was already an old man when the young poet Rainer Maria Rilke went to interview him for the first time. Rilke stayed on to work as Rodin's secretary. Intensely sensitive to art, and in particular to the irreducible power of objects, and yet able to express this awareness in prose of great lyricism and clarity, Rilke was destined to be the critic who would most naturally dramatise Rodin's work. In 1903 Rilke published this essay, a sustained and profound meditation on the unique power of Rodin's sculpture that has never been equalled. Written around a chronology of Rodin's work, it is also a very approachable introduction to some of the greatest sculpture of the nineteenth century.
About the Author
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) was one of the greatest German-language authors of the 20th century. He is renowned for both his poetry and prose.
Reviews
"The London publishing house Pallas Athene has come up with the very welcome and worthwhile project of assembling English translations of early biographies of artists in an easily accessible publication." - Historians of Netherlands Art Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781843680314
Author Rainer Maria Rilke
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Pallas Athene Publishers
Publisher Pallas Athene Publishers
Weight(grams) 108g
Dimensions(mm) 150mm * 115mm * 7mm
