Letters to a Young Poet & The Letter from the Young Worker - Penguin Classics

At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself; these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for writers and artists of all kinds. This book also contains the 'Letter from a Young Worker', a striking polemic against Christianity written in letter-form, near the end of Rilke's life. In Lewis Hyde's introduction, he explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. Charlie Louth's afterword discusses the similarities and contrasts of the two works, and Rilke's religious and sexual wordplay. This edition also contains a chronology, notes, and suggested further reading.

ISBN:	9780141192321
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Published date:	05 Apr 2012
DEWEY:	831.912
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	11123
Number of pages:	84
Weight:	90g
Height:	196mm
Width:	130mm
Spine width:	7mm

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