Letters to a Young Poet

Rilke, Rainer Maria/ Burnham, Joan M. (Translator)/ Nerburn, Kent (Foreward By)/ Kappus, Franz Xaver/ Burnham, Joan M.

ISBN 10: 1577311558 / ISBN 13: 9781577311553

Published by New World Library, 2000

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2revised ed edition. 101 pages. 7.75x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters to a Young Poet
• Publisher: New World Library
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577311558
• ISBN 13: 9781577311553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.23 kilograms

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Synopsis

A perfect gift for a writer, artist, or thinker

These have been called the most famous and beloved letters of the 20th century. Rainer Maria Rilke himself said that much of his creative expression went into his correspondence, and here he touches upon subjects that will interest writers, artists, and thinkers. Letters to a Young Poet is a classic that should be read by everyone who dreams of expressing themselves creatively. This luminous translation offers inspiration to all people who seek to know and express their inner truth.

This edition features a new foreword by Kent Nerburn, author of Small Graces and Letters to My Son.

About the Author

Rainer Maria Rilke was born in Prague, Czech Republic, in 1875. His father was an officer in the army, and he was at first sent to a military school. After that, largely on his own, he studied philosophy, history, literature, and art in Prague, Munich, and Berlin. He started writing poetry at an early age, and became famous, first in Europe and then worldwide, for his poetry, novels, and letters. He traveled widely throughout Germany, Russia, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Egypt, and Scandinavia.

Rilke married Clara Westhoff in 1901, and had a daughter, Ruth, in 1902. After the birth of their daughter, they moved to Paris, where Clara worked with the famous sculptor Auguste Rodin, and Rilke wrote a monograph on him. He died in France in 1926, and is buried beside the little church of Raron, overlooking the Rhone Valley.