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Duino Elegies and The Sonnets to Orpheus

by Rainer Maria Rilke · 1923

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Rilke is one of the most widely read poets of the 20th century. In his poetry, Rilke addresses the problems of death, God, and "destructive time," and attempts to overcome and transform these problems into an indestructive inner world.

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adult
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medium · 224 pages
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