Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke

Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke

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'A gorgeous collection of odes to the night and darkness' ExBerliner

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Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke

'A gorgeous collection of odes to the night and darkness' ExBerliner
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is considered one of the greatest German-language writers to have ever lived. He published his first collection of verse, Leben und Lieder (Life and Songs), in 1894, while he was still at school, and continued to write poetry and prose throughout his life, becoming a master of both. He is perhaps best known for his Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, and The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. Rilke died in Switzerland in 1926, after being diagnosed with leukaemia, and was buried in the churchyard of Raron. His chosen epitaph was 'Rose, oh pure contradiction, to be no-one's sleep under so many lids.' Will Stone is a poet, essayist and literary translator. His translations for Pushkin Press include a series of titles by Stefan Zweig, and the books Rilke in Paris and Conversations with Rilke. His essays, reviews and poems have appeared in a range of publications including the TLS, the London Magazine and the Spectator.
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ISBN 13 9781805333135
ISBN 10 1805333135
Title Poems to Night
Author Rainer Maria Rilke
Series Pushkin Press Classics Ser
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pushkin Press
Year published 2025-11-20
Number of pages 96
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