Rilke and Andreas-Salome by Rainer Maria Rilke

Rilke and Andreas-Salome by Rainer Maria Rilke

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"Immensely readable...a significant piece of scholarship."—Fred Volkmer, New York Sun

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Rilke and Andreas-Salome by Rainer Maria Rilke

He would become one of the most important poets of the twentieth century; she a muse of Europe's fin-de-siecle thinkers and artists. In this collection of letters, a finalist for the PEN USA translation award, the poet Rainer Maria Rilke and Lou Andreas-Salome, a writer and intellectual fourteen years his senior, pen a relationship that spans thirty years and shifting boundaries: as lovers, as mentor and protege, and as deep personal and literary allies.
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), the author of Sonnets to Orpheus, Duino Elegies, and Letters to a Young Poet, was one of the greatest poets of the German language. Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861–1937) is an important figure in the lives of many Western thinkers and artists. A Russian-born psychoanalyst and author, her diverse interests led to influential relationships with an array of intellectuals, including Nietzsche, Freud, and Rilke. Edward Snow has received an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for his Rilke translations. A professor at Rice University, he lives in Houston, Texas. Edward Snow has received an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for his Rilke translations. A professor at Rice University, he lives in Houston, Texas. Michael Winkler has written extensively on modern poetry and fiction. He is a professor at Rice University and lives in Houston, Texas. Michael Winkler has written extensively on modern poetry and fiction. He is a professor at Rice University and lives in Houston, Texas.
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ISBN 13 9780393331905
ISBN 10 0393331903
Title Rilke and Andreas-Salome
Author Rainer Maria Rilke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 2008-06-17
Number of pages 444
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