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Sheryl Massaro offers an interpretation, rather than a new traditional translation, of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies.

Rainer Maria Rilke is perhaps the most import German poet. His powerful and lyrical poetry has captured generations of readers. Both mystical and compelling his influence cannot be overstated. Collected…

Romano Guardini described Rainer Maria Rilke as the poet who had things of such importance to say about the end of our own age [and] was also a prophet of…

An intimate glimpse into the life and letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the most important poets of the twentieth century.

In July 1921, displaced European poet Rainer Maria…

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), perhaps the most famous European poet of the twentieth century, exemplifies how the crisis of language inherent in literary Modernism also constitutes a crisis of religious…

A Study Guide for Rainer Maria Rilke’s Childhood, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…

Lou Andreas-Salome: Rainer Maria Rilke. Buch des Gedenkens Erstdruck: Insel-Verlag, Leipzig 1928 Vollstandige Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Leonid Ossipowitsch…