Rainer Maria Rilke
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke
modern europe
existentialism
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief. His writings include one novel, several collections of poetry, several volumes of correspondence and a few early novellas.Wikipedia →
Works
Das Buch der Bilder
The Book of Images
German · 1902Poetry Collection
1 translation
Das Stunden-Buch
The Book of Hours
German · 1905Poetry Collection
3 translations
Neue Gedichte
New Poems
German · 1907Poetry Collection
1 translation
Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
German · 1910Novel
5 translations
Die Sonette an Orpheus
Sonnets to Orpheus
German · 1923Poetry Collection
2 translations
Duineser Elegien
Duino Elegies
German · 1923Poetry Collection
2 translations
Briefe an einen jungen Dichter
Letters to a Young Poet
German · 1929Correspondence / Letters
4 translations