1st Edition

Rainer Maria Rilke His Life and Work

By F. W. van Heerikhuizen Copyright 1951
398 Pages
by Routledge

398 Pages
by Routledge

398 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in English in 1951, this biography of one of Germany’s foremost mystical poets dis-proves many of the myths surrounding Rainer Maria Rilke and examines his life and work from social, historical and psychological perspectives, while all the time referencing Rilke’s works to his complex personality. The legacy of his work on younger generations is also examined. All German... Read more

1. Time 2. Youth (1875-1895) 3. Growth (1895-1898) 4. Vocation (1898-1902) 5. The Great Conflict (1902-1908) 6. Crisis and Self-Communion (1908-1914) 7. The Long Road (1914-1922) 8. Fulfilment (1922) 9. The Last Years (1922-1926).

Biography

F. W. van Heerikhuizen