Description
Born in 1875, the great German lyric poet Rainer Maria Rilke published his first collection of poems in 1898 and went on to become renowned for his delicate depiction of the workings of the human heart. Drawn by some sympathetic note in his poems, young people often wrote to Rilke with their problems and hopes. From 1903 to 1908 Rilke wrote a series of remarkable responses to a young, would-be poet on poetry and on surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Those letters, still a fresh source of inspiration and insight, are accompanied here by a chronicle of Rilke's life that shows what he was experiencing in his own relationship to life and work when he wrote them.
About the Author
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), the author of Sonnets to Orpheus, Duino Elegies and Letters to a Young Poet, was one of the greatest poets of the German language. M.D.H. Norton (1894-1985) was cofounder of W. W. Norton & Company, now the oldest and largest publisher owned wholly by its employees.
Reviews
"...I cannot think of a better book to put into the hands of any young would-be poet, as an inspirational guide to poetry and to surviving as a poet in a hostile world." Harry Fainlight, The Times
Book Information
ISBN 9780393310399
Author Rainer Maria Rilke
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 98g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 8mm
