Letters to a Young Poet - Rainer Maria Rilke - Dover Thrift Editions

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke brings together a sequence of letters written in the early years of the twentieth century. This edition is a Dover Thrift Editions paperback.

Key details

• Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 80
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 31 May 2019

Synopsis

In 1902, Rilke received a heartfelt letter from a 19-year-old student who sent verses and asked for an assessment of their value. Rather than offering a critique, Rilke urged the young writer to trust an inner measure of judgement, beginning with the instruction to “go inside yourself”.

Over the next six years, this exchange grew into ten letters written alongside a significant period in the poet’s artistic development. Across them, Rilke offers counsel on cultivating a rich inner life and reflects on wider philosophical and existential questions, creating an enduring record of artistic identity and process.

Rackhams Reference : F9771CHPGJ