Rainer Maria Rilke

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.

Fresh, beautiful new translations of one of the most important poets of all time, publishing in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rainer Maria Rilke's birth. Rilke is one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, revered throughout the world. Geoffrey Lehmann has selected fifty of Rilke's finest poems from the two volumes, entitled New Poems, that are the center of gravity of his achievement. Lehmann's refined ear and perfect mastery of English verse form give his renderings of Rilke a precision and poise that are equal to that of the German originals. On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of Rilke's death a master poet lives anew.

Rainer Maria Rilke est considerado uno de los poetas m s importantes de la literatura universal. Apasionado y enamoradizo, su vida estuvo marcada por su insaciable b squeda de la belleza. Quiso vivir por y para el arte, y fiel a esa m xima se convirti en un viajero incansable que visit Espa a, Egipto o el norte de frica acumulando experiencias que alimentaban su producci n art stica. Adem s de su obra l rica, tambi n su correspondencia ha sido ampliamente difundida. Entre todas sus cartas destacan estas diez, publicadas poco despu s de su muerte, que escribi a Franz Xaver Kappus, un joven cadete aspirante a poeta que asiste a la misma escuela militar en la que a os atr s se form Rilke. En ellas, Rilke trata temas como la creaci n art stica, la juventud, la soledad, el amor o la belleza. Un compendio conmovedor que invita a reflexionar

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), tysksproget digter og oversætter, født i Prag. Rilke-brevene, der både er visdomslitteratur og litterær poetik, er siden deres posthume udgivelse i 1929 blevet læst vidt og bredt, men brevvekslingen har ikke tidligere været udgivet i sin helhed. Her foreligger den fulde korrespondance mellem Rainer Maria Rilke og Franz Xaver Kappus for første gang på dansk. I oversættelse ved Karsten Sand Iversen. »Bevægende læsning« ?????? Kristeligt Dagblad »Sprogligt og stilistisk er Rilke uovertruffen«?????????? Politiken