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René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), known as Rainer Maria Rilke (German: [ˈʁaɪnɐ maˈʁiːa ˈʁɪlkə]), was an Austrian poet and novelist. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. [1]
Widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets, Rainer Maria Rilke was unique in his efforts to expand the realm of poetry through new uses of syntax and imagery and in an aesthetic philosophy that rejected Christian precepts and strove to reconcile beauty and suffering, life and death.
- “Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
- “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue.
- “Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final” ― Rainer Maria Rilke.
- “We need, in love, to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily; we do not need to learn it.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke, Translations from the Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke.
Sep 6, 2024 · Learn about the life and poetry of Rilke, an Austro-German poet who became internationally famous with works such as Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus. Explore his influences, travels, and themes, from his early years in Prague to his later years in Switzerland.
- Hans Egon Holthusen
Explore the lyrically intense poems of Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the most influential German-language poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Learn about his life, themes, style, and legacy, and read some of his best-known works.
Learn about the life and works of Rainer Maria Rilke, a German-Austrian poet who wrote in French and influenced by the visual arts. Explore his poems, such as The Book of Hours, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, and the Duino Elegies.
Learn about the life and poetry of Rilke, one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Explore his travels, influences, themes, and works, from his early Stunden Buch to his later Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus.
