Letters to a Young Poet -

Rainer Maria Rilke

Penguin Classics

2016

52 páginas

1h 44m

ISBN-13: 9780241252055

A hugely influential collection for writers and artists of all kinds, Rilke's profound and lyrical letters to a young friend advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself.

One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

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."