In Praise of Mortality
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Published: March 17, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781573223034
Subjects: Philosophy; Poetry; Continental European; Poetry / Inspirational & Religious; Mind & Body
First sentence: FOR A DECADE that encompassed the First World War, Rainer Maria Rilke, already recognized as a major poet, wondered in torment whether he had lost the voice and inspiration that gave rise to his work.