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Letters to a young poet / Rainer Maria Rilke

By:

Rilke, Rainer Maria, (, 1875-1926)

Contributor(s):

Mitchell, Stephen, 1943-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : The Modern Library , 2001, c1984Description: 109 p. ; 19 cmISBN:

9780679642329

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

831.912 RIL

Summary: In 1902, a nineteen-year-old aspiring poet named Franz Kappus wrote to Rilke, then twenty-six, seeking advice on his poetry. Kappus, a student at a military academy in Vienna similar to the one Rilke had attended, was about to embark on a career as an officer, for which he had little inclination. Touched by the innocence and forthrightness of the student, Rilke responded to Kappus' letter and began an intermittent correspondence that would last until 1908. Letters to a Young Poet collects the ten letters that Rilke wrote to Kappus.

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	831.912 RIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		049645

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In 1902, a nineteen-year-old aspiring poet named Franz Kappus wrote to Rilke, then twenty-six, seeking advice on his poetry. Kappus, a student at a military academy in Vienna similar to the one Rilke had attended, was about to embark on a career as an officer, for which he had little inclination. Touched by the innocence and forthrightness of the student, Rilke responded to Kappus' letter and began an intermittent correspondence that would last until 1908. Letters to a Young Poet collects the ten letters that Rilke wrote to Kappus.

Translated from the German to English

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