Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

ISBN 10: 1607960265 / ISBN 13: 9781607960263

Verlag: Www.Bnpublishing.Net, 2009

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Every page is stamped with Rilke's characteristic grace, and the book is free of the breathless effect that occasionally mars his poetry. His ideas on gender and the role of the artist are also surprisingly prescient. And even his retrograde comment on the 'beauty of the virgin' (which the poet derives from the fact that she 'has not yet achieved anything') is counterbalanced by his perception that 'the sexes are more related than we think.' Those looking for an alluring image of the solitary artist--and for an astonishing quotient of wisdom--will find both in Letters to a Young Poet. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781607960263

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Every page is stamped with Rilke's characteristic grace, and the book is free of the breathless effect that occasionally mars his poetry. His ideas on gender and the role of the artist are also surprisingly prescient. And even his retrograde comment on the "beauty of the virgin" (which the poet derives from the fact that she "has not yet achieved anything") is counterbalanced by his perception that "the sexes are more related than we think." Those looking for an alluring image of the solitary artist--and for an astonishing quotient of wisdom--will find both in Letters to a Young Poet.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Letters to a Young Poet is Rainer Maria Rilke's classic meditation on art, solitude, inwardness, and the discipline of the creative life. Written between 1903 and 1908 to Franz Xaver Kappus, a young military cadet seeking advice about poetry, these ten letters became one of the most enduring works of literary correspondence of the twentieth century. Rilke does not offer rules for writing or easy encouragement; instead, he asks the aspiring artist to examine the necessity of creation, the value of solitude, and the difficult interior life from which real work must arise.Measured, intimate, and searching, Letters to a Young Poet continues to speak to readers interested in poetry, literary letters, European literature, creativity, and spiritual self-examination. Its reflections on love, uncertainty, patience, artistic vocation, and the shaping of an inner life have made it a lasting companion for writers, artists, students, and readers drawn to the seriousness of literature as a way of living.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Letters to a Young Poet
Verlag: Www.Bnpublishing.Net
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu