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Hailed as the greatest modern lyrical poet of Germany, Rainer Maria Rilke's genius lies in his passion for perfection, artistic integrity and willingness to remain a perpetual beginner'.

The verse contained in this selection ranges from the objective, naturalistic descriptions of his earliest works to the increasingly effusive outpourings of half-religious ecstasy and anguish that characterize his later poems and culminates in the overwhelmingly personal vision of the famous Duino Elegies' and The Sonnets to Orpheus', in which his most intense experiences of living and being find their noblest expression.

Selected Poems Penguin Modern Classics

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 22 February 2001
      ISBN-13 9780141183497
      978-0141183497
      ISBN-10 0141183497
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Hailed as the greatest modern lyrical poet of Germany, Rainer Maria Rilke's genius lies in his passion for perfection, artistic integrity and willingness to remain a perpetual beginner'.

      The verse contained in this selection ranges from the objective, naturalistic descriptions of his earliest works to the increasingly effusive outpourings of half-religious ecstasy and anguish that characterize his later poems and culminates in the overwhelmingly personal vision of the famous Duino Elegies' and The Sonnets to Orpheus', in which his most intense experiences of living and being find their noblest expression.

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