Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke, Rainer Maria
Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke, Rainer Maria

Letters to a Young Poet

In 1902, a nineteen-year-old aspiring poet named Franz Kappus wrote to Rilke, then twenty-six, seeking advice on...
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Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
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Language: English
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Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke, Rainer Maria

Letters to a Young Poet

$37.73
Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke, Rainer Maria

Letters to a Young Poet

$37.73
Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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In 1902, a nineteen-year-old aspiring poet named Franz Kappus wrote to Rilke, then twenty-six, seeking advice on his poetry. Kappus, a student at a military academy in Vienna similar to the one Rilke had attended, was about to embark on a career as an officer, for which he had little inclination. Touched by the innocence and forthrightness of the student, Rilke responded to Kappus' letter and began an intermittent correspondence that would last until 1908.

Letters to a Young Poet collects the ten letters that Rilke wrote to Kappus. A book often encountered in adolescence, it speaks directly to the young. Rilke offers unguarded thoughts on such diverse subjects as creativity, solitude, self-reliance, living with uncertainty, the shallowness of irony, the uselessness of criticism, career choices, sex, love, God, and art. Letters to a Young Poet is, finally, a life manual. Art, Rilke tells the young poet in his final letter to him, is only another way of living.

With the same artistry that marks his widely acclaimed translations of Kafka's The Castle and Amerika: The Missing Person, Mark Harman captures the lyrical and spiritual dimensions of Rilke's prose. In his introduction, he provides biographical contexts for the reader and discusses the challenges of translating Rilke. This lovely hardcover edition makes a perfect gift for any young person starting out in life or for those interested in finding a clear articulation of Rilke's thoughts on life and art.

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 04/18/2011
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 6.68h x 4.75w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780674052451


Review Citation(s):
New York Review of Books 01/10/2013 pg. 40
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 193

About the Author
Harman, Mark: - Mark Harman, who has written extensively on German and Irish literature, is Professor of English and German at Elizabethtown College.
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