Letters to a Young Poet - and Letter of the Young Worker

Rainer Maria Rilke

Penguin

2011

116 páginas

3h 52m

ISBN-13: 9780141192307

Originally written to a young man considering a career in the German military, Rainer Maria Rilke's beautiful letters explore a huge range of subjects delicately and with a passionate sensitivity. The recipient, Franz Kappus, began to send his poetry to the 27-year-old Rilke when a student, seeking advice. Their correspondence lasted from 1902 to 1908, and Kappus collated and published the ten letters after Rilke's death. The letters contain insights which are as profound today as when they were written, touching on sexuality, love, creativity and other aspects of the human condition. The book is perennially and hugely influential in the US, where it enjoys the accolade of being Lady Gaga's favourite book.

Resenhas (28)

4 (Muito bom)

let life take its course.

rilke escreveu despretensiosamente em cartas as reflexões mais belas, profundas e honestas que eu já li. conselhos e ensinamentos inerentes à existência humana que irei levar para toda a vida.

"and if what is close is far, then the space around you is wide indeed and already among the stars; take pleasure in your growth, in which no one can accompany you, and be kind-hearted towards those you leave behind, and be assured and gentle with them and do not plague them with your doubts or frighten them with your confidence or your joyfulness, which they cannot understand."