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    Rainer Maria Rilke

    Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) was one of the greatest lyric German-language poets. Born in Prague, he published his first book of poems, Leben und Lieber, at age 19. In 1897 he met Lou Andreas-Salomé, the talented and spirited daughter of a Russian army officer, who influenced him deeply. In 1902 he became a friend, and for a time the secretary, of Rodin, and it was during his 12-year Paris residence that Rilke enjoyed his greatest poetic activity. In 1919 he went to Switzerland where he spent the last years of his life. It was there that he wrote his last two works, Duino Elegies (1923) and Sonnets to Orpheus (1923).
    The Dark Interval
    The Dark Interval
    Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation
    Rainer Maria Rilke
    9780525509844
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Aug 14, 2018
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Letters to a Young Poet
    Letters to a Young Poet
    Rainer Maria Rilke
    9780141192321
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 25, 2014
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Duino Elegies & The Sonnets to Orpheus
    Duino Elegies & The Sonnets to Orpheus
    A Dual-Language Edition
    Rainer Maria Rilke
    9780307473738
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 06, 2009
    Vintage
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Letters to a Young Poet
    Letters to a Young Poet
    Rainer Maria Rilke
    9780679642329
    $18.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 04, 2001
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

    Books

    The Dark Interval
    The Dark Interval
    Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation
    Rainer Maria Rilke
    9780525509844
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Aug 14, 2018
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Letters to a Young Poet
    Letters to a Young Poet
    Rainer Maria Rilke
    9780141192321
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 25, 2014
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Duino Elegies & The Sonnets to Orpheus
    Duino Elegies & The Sonnets to Orpheus
    A Dual-Language Edition
    Rainer Maria Rilke
    9780307473738
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 06, 2009
    Vintage
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Letters to a Young Poet
    Letters to a Young Poet
    Rainer Maria Rilke
    9780679642329
    $18.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 04, 2001
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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