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050	0	0	_aPT2635.I65 _bA249 1977
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100	1		_aRilke, Rainer Maria _d, 1875-1926
240	1	0	_aPoems _l. English
245	1	0	_aPossibility of being _b: a selection of poems _c/ by Rainer Maria Rilke ; translated by J. B. Leishman
260			_aNew York _b: New Directions Pub. Corp. _c, 1977
300			_a122 p. _c; 20 cm.
500			_aIncludes indexes.
520			_aMore than any other modern German writer, Rainer Maria Rilke seems to match our romantic idea of what a poet should be, though, as with many writers, separating artistry from affectation is often difficult. Restless, sensitive, reverent, yet egotistical, Rilke often seems to hover in his poems like a sort of ethereal being. He was born in 1875 to a wealthy family in Prague. After a few years devoted to the study of art and literature, he spent most of his adult life wandering among the European capitals and devoting himself single-mindedly to poetry. His early poems reflect his interest in the visual and plastic arts, as he tries to lose himself in contemplation of objects such as an antique torso of Apollo.His later books of poetry, such as Duino Elegies (1923) and Sonnets to Orpheus (1923), on the contrary, focus intently on internal realms. The poetry of Rilke is noted, above all, for metaphysical and psychological nuances.
600	1	0	_aRilke, Rainer Maria _d, 1875-1926
650		4	_aPoetry, German _x-Translations into english
700	1		_aLeishman, J. B.
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