Bibliograph

Letters to a young poet, translated and with a foreword by Stephen Mitchell, Rainer Maria Rilke

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Letters to a young poet, translated and with a foreword by Stephen Mitchell, Rainer Maria Rilke

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Letters to a young poet

Oclc number

47200566

Responsibility statement

Rainer Maria Rilke

Sub title

translated and with a foreword by Stephen Mitchell

Summary

Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, cherished by readers for what translator Mitchell calls in his Foreword the "vibrant and deeply felt experience of life" that informs them. Eloquent and personal, Rilke's meditations on the creative process, the nature of love, the wisdom of children, and the importance of solitude offer a wealth of spiritual and practical guidance for anyone.--From publisher description

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