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Letters to a young poet : &, The letter from a young worker

Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-19262013

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Rilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet, now available in a beautiful hardcover Penguin edition 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 generations of writers and artists of all kinds, including Lady Gaga and Patti Smith. With honesty, elegance, and a deep understanding of the loneliness that often comes with being an artist, Rilke's letters are an endless source of inspiration and comfort. Lewis Hyde's new introduction explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. This edition also includes Rilke's later work The Letter from the Young Worker.

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Main title:

Letters to a young poet : &, The letter from a young worker / Rainer Maria Rilke ; translated, edited and with notes and an afterword by Charlie Louth ; introduction by Lewis Hyde.

Author:

Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926Louth, Charlie

Work:

Letters to a young poet : &, The letter from a young worker

Imprint:

New York : Penguin Books, 2013.

Collation:

xxxii, 112 p. ; 20 cm.

Series title:

Penguin classics

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Letters To A Young Poet -- The Letter Prom The Young Worker.