Rilke Poems (European Writers) (Classic Rainer Maria Rilke)

by Rainer Maria Rilke

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Though as yet little known in English-speaking countries, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is the finest German poet of this century and one of the greatest lyrical writers in the history of Western literature. A major figure in the modernist movement, with some affinities to Yeats, Rilke had a profound influence on other 20th century poets such as Pasternak and Akhmatova. He is a master of vivid and breathtakingly original imagery in which difficult ideas are made directly apprehensible to the reader and new worlds of experience are opened up. This selection includes poems from all stages of his career,...Read more
  • ISBN10 1857157303
  • ISBN13 9781857157307
  • Publish Date 10 October 1996
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 31 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Everyman's Library
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 256
  • Language English