Binding: Paperback
Description: At the start of the twentieth century Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet advising him on writing love sex suffering and the nature of advice itself; these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for writers and artists of all kinds. This book also contains the Letter from a Young Worker' a striking polemic against Christianity written in letter - form near the end of Rilke's life. In Lewis Hyde's introduction he explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. Charlie Louth's afterword discusses the similarities and contrasts of the two works and Rilke's religious and sexual wordplay. This edition also contains a chronology notes and suggested further reading.
Title: Letters To A Young Poet
Author(s): Rilke Rainer Maria, Charlie Louth
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780141192321
Pages: 112 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/25/2014
Category: Poetry By Individual Poets