Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When Franz Xaver Kappus, an aspiring poet and military cadet, wrote to Rainer Maria Rilke for advice in 1903, he could not in his wildest dreams have expected such a voluminous response from the acclaimed German writer. The young poet wasn't to know that he would serve as a sounding board. Rilke, in his late twenties, had a lot on his mind; not least his estrangement from his wife, the mother of his eighteen-month child; his love-hate engagement with Paris and Auguste Rodin; the beginnings of a novel; and the modernisation of his poetry.Focusing on this moment of personal and artistic crisis, Augustus Young picks up the thread of Rilke's life, seeking to weave a patchwork portrait of the enigmatic poet and his intimates. Of the latter, most prominent are his long-suffering wife Clara and Lou Andreas-Salome, a close confidante and ruthless mentor. Utterly committed to creating the conditions he deemed necessary to make poetry, Rilke's personal life is an analyst's dream. Building on the foundation of the surprisingly open Letters to a Young Poet, this book is a new and revealing investigation into one of the most misunderstood poets of the Modernist era and how his poems relate to the life. Franz Xaver Kappus, an aspiring poet, wrote to Rainer Maria Rilke for advice in 1903, but could not have expected such a voluminous response from the acclaimed German writer. Through this correspondence, Augustus Young weaves a patchwork portrait of the enigmatic poet and his intimates. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781853982057

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The Making of a Pure Poet

Augustus Young

Published by Ashgrove Publishing Ltd, GB, 2023

ISBN 10: 1853982059 ISBN 13: 9781853982057

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Mixed Media Product. Condition: New. When Franz Xaver Kappus, an aspiring poet and military cadet, wrote to Rainer Maria Rilke for advice in 1903, he could not in his wildest dreams have expected such a voluminous response from the acclaimed German writer. The young poet wasn't to know that he would serve as a sounding board. Rilke, in his late twenties, had a lot on his mind; not least his estrangement from his wife, the mother of his eighteen-month child; his love-hate engagement with Paris and Auguste Rodin; the beginnings of a novel; and the modernisation of his poetry.Focusing on this moment of personal and artistic crisis, Augustus Young picks up the thread of Rilke's life, seeking to weave a patchwork portrait of the enigmatic poet and his intimates. Of the latter, most prominent are his long-suffering wife Clara and Lou Andreas-Salome, a close confidante and ruthless mentor. Utterly committed to creating the conditions he deemed necessary to make poetry, Rilke's personal life is an analyst's dream. Building on the foundation of the surprisingly open Letters to a Young Poet, this book is a new and revealing investigation into one of the most misunderstood poets of the Modernist era and how his poems relate to the life. Seller Inventory # LU-9781853982057

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