Letters to a Young Poet -

Rainer Maria Rilke

Dover Publications

2002

68 páginas

2h 16m

ISBN-13: 9780486422459

In 1903, a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet, requesting an assessment of their value. The older artist, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), replied to the novice in this series of letters—an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilke's greatest poetry. The ten letters reproduced here were written during an important stage in Rilke's artistic development, and they contain many of the themes that later appeared in his best works. The poet himself afterwards stated that his letters contained part of his creative genius, making this volume essential reading for scholars, poetry lovers, and anyone with an interest in Rilke, German poetry, or the creative impulse.

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."