Letters to a Young Poet: With the Letters to Rilke from the ''Young Poet''

For nearly a century, eager writers and young poets, as well as those simply looking for a purpose in life, have embraced the wisdom of Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, first published in 1929. Most readers and scholars have long assumed that the letters from the young poet were forever lost to posterity. Yet, shockingly, these letters were recently uncovered in Germany, and now the acclaimed translator Damion Searls has not only cast a fresh eye on Rilke's original letters but also those of the "young poet," Franz Xaver Kappus, an Austrian military cadet and an aspiring poet. This timeless edition, in addition to presenting their dialogue together for the first time in English, provides a new window into the workings of Rilke's visionary poetic and philosophical mind, allowing us to reexperience the literary genius of one of the most inspiring works of twentieth-century literature.

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Xaver Kappus, Damion Searls
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 11/10/2020
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781631497674
ISBN10: 1631497677
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Letters
- Literary Collections | European | German
- Literary Criticism | Poetry