Rainer Maria Rilke war ein österreichischer Erzähler und Lyriker deutscher und französischer Sprache. 1905 erschien sein Stunden-Buch mit nachdenklichen, oft religiösen Gedichten, wodurch er bald eine große Popularität erreichte.

These have been called the most famous and beloved letters of the past century. Rainer Maria Rilke himself said that much of his creative expression went into his correspondence, and here he touches upon a wide range of subjects that will interest writers, artists, and thinkers. This luminous...

The poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke addresses the issues of God, death, and "destructive time." Rilke...

From the writer of the classic Letters to a Young Poet, reflections on grief and loss, collected and published here in one volume for the first time. “A great poet’s reflections on our greatest mystery.”—Billy Collins “A treasure . . . The solace Rilke offers is uncommon, uplifting and...

A stunning, revelatory new translation of the only novel from one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. A groundbreaking masterpiece of early European modernism, originally published in 1910, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge unspools the vivid reflections of the titular young poet...

Sie hatte gar Niemanden auf der Welt, die kleine Antje. Es war ein Waisenkind. Die Dorfgemeinde musste für ihre Erziehung sorgen.

Ranier Maria Rilke challenges you, "...to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then..."

CARTAS A UN JOVEN POETA: ¿Te atreverías a pedirle consejo a tu escritor favorito? En 1903, el joven cadete Franz Kappus se atrevió a hacerlo. Envió una carta al poeta alemán más prestigioso de la época: Rainer Maria Rilke. En lugar de una pequeña y escueta respuesta, el cadete Kappus...

Leben Sie jetzt die Fragen. Vielleicht leben Sie dann allmählich, ohne es zu merken, eines fernen Tages in die Antwort hinein...

This remarkable book is the only novel by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), the greatest German-language poet of his time. It is, in a sense, a true curiosity - dark and intense - and possesses, not surprisingly, strong elements of autobiography. The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Die...

A work that has inspired generations, this new edition of Letters to a Young Poet features a fresh translation of Rilke's 10 classic letters, along with the missing letters from the young poet himself. For nearly a century, eager writers and young poets, as well as those simply looking for a...

When a young student at a military academy mails some of his poetry to the great poet Rainer Maria Rilke, seeking advice, he initiates years of correspondence, during which Rilke expresses his most personal insights into the artist's relationship with life, the interior needs of the individual...

40 Gedichte von Rainer Maria Rilke, gelesen von Reiner Unglaub.

Rainer Maria Rilke has been called the most significant and compelling poet of spiritual experience of the 20th century. His exploration of the struggle between life and art and the supremacy of divine love over personal love has touched the hearts of men and women everywhere. The poems in this...

So ein rechter Begräbnistag. Feucht, finster, dickäthig. Der vierspännige Totenwagen rollte schwer über die glatten, runden Pflastersteine, die im Herbstlicht wie kahle Schädel glänzten, und seine Räder furchten tief die grauen, schmutzigen Lachen.

Rilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet, now available in a beautiful hardcover Penguin edition At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of...

In this volume we examine the German language. Or rather the authors who wrote in German but are here translated into English. German is most often called the language of philosophers due to its precision and clarity.

In der Versdichtung Sonette an Orpheus wird die Lebensgeschichte des Sängers Orpheus nachgezeichnet.

Theodor Storm im Besonderen und einige seiner Kollegen nehmen sich hier des überaus romantisierten Themas Weihnachten an (Gedichte und Erzählungen)...

Rainer Maria Rilke - Duineser Elegien gelesen von Otto Clemens: "Jeder Engel ist schrecklich"...