Letters to a Young Poet
Contributors: Stephen Mitchell (Translator)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780679642329
Subjects: Literary studies: general; Other prose: from c 1900 -; Poetry & poets; Poetry texts & anthologies; Rilke, Rainer Maria,; Letters; Correspondence; German Poetry; Letters And Correspondence; Literary Collections; Literature - Classics / Criticism; German; Literature: Classics; German authors; General; Continental European; Fiction / General; 1883-1966; 1875-1926; 20th century; Authors, German; Kappus, Franz Xaver,
First sentence: Your letter reached me just a few days ago.
Description: Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, cherished by readers for what translator Mitchell calls in his Foreword the "vibrant and deeply felt experience of life" that informs them. Eloquent and personal, Rilke's meditations on the creative process, the nature of love, the wisdom of children, and the importance of solitude offer a wealth of spiritual and practical guidance for anyone.--From publisher description.
Notes: Modern Library