Rainer Maria Rilke

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...

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...

Insightful and inspiring thoughts on creative expression from a treasured poet in correspondence with a young neophyte. A perfect gift for the writer, artist, or thinker....

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....

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

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....

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 and nobleman. From his Paris garret, Brigge records his encounters with the city and its people....

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

"Existentialism: Philosophical and Literary Works" is a compelling anthology that delves into the realm of existentialist thought, exploring the profound...

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....

¿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.

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....

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

Unaufdringlich und zurückhaltend, mit einer in Moll getönten Sprachmelodie, die aber in Rhythmus und Klangfarbe durchaus natürlich wirkte...

This edition of a beloved classic brings Rainer Maria Rilke’s enduring wisdom about life, love, and art to a new generation, in the translation that first introduced him to the English-speaking world.

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.

En 1903, Rainer Maria Rilke répond à une longue missive envoyée par un jeune homme de vingt ans, Franz Kappus...

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

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

Paris, ein Moloch zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Malte Laurids Brigge, letzter Spross einer aussterbenden Adelsfamilie, wagt den Blick...