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"Sonnets to Orpheus" with "Letters to a Young Poet"

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The content of these sonnets, appearing comparatively simple at first, resonate far beyond the familiar legend of Orpheus and Eurydice; they have a range that encompasses the Singing God and his beloved Eurydice; legend in general; time; flight and change; architecture, music and dance; and animals, plants, flowers, and fruits.

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Rilke's "Sonnets to Orpheus" appear simple, even casual, at first reading, but have a content which resonates far beyond the familiar legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. The ten letters to the officer-cadet Franz Xavier Kappus, were written between 1903 and 1908.
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About the Author

Rainer Maria Rilke is a 20th-century German poet whose work tended to focus on the problems of Christianity in an age of disbelief, solitude, and anxiety. Stephen Cohn is a sculptor, painter, and printmaker.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781857544565
Author:
Rilke, Rainer Maria
Publisher:
Carcanet Press
Translator:
Cohn, Stephen
Introduction by:
Porter, Peter
Introduction:
Porter, Peter
Author:
Cohn, Stephen
Location:
Manchester, England
Subject:
Continental european
Subject:
German poetry
Subject:
Authors, german
Subject:
Single Author - Continental European
Subject:
Anthologies-Miscellaneous International Poetry
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
888
Publication Date:
20060831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
214
Dimensions:
8.60x5.44x.66 in. .63 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Rilke's "Sonnets to Orpheus" appear simple, even casual, at first reading, but have a content which resonates far beyond the familiar legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. The ten letters to the officer-cadet Franz Xavier Kappus, were written between 1903 and 1908.
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