In the Company of Rilke Why a 20th-Century Visionary Poet Speaks So Eloquently to 21st-Century Readers

Name: In the Company of Rilke Why a 20th-Century Visionary Poet Speaks So Eloquently to 21st-Century Readers
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ISBN: 9781585428670

ISBN-10: 1585428671

ISBN-13: 9781585428670

Edition: 2011

Authors: Stephanie Dowrick

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Connecting to your inner life through the transformative poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. In the Company of Rilkeis a rare book about a rare poet. Rainer Maria Rilke was a giant of twentieth-century writing who remains a visionary voice for our own time, captivating readers not only with his brilliance but also his fearlessness about the "deepest things." Speaking through his own contradictions and ambivalences, he gives readers a profound understanding of the complex beauty of human existence. Here, questions matter more than answers. Here, a poet can speak directly to God while also doubting God. Astonishingly, this is the first major study of Rilke from a spiritual perspective, even though…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/10/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.96" wide x 8.87" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Stephaine Dowrick was born in New Zealand. She eventually moved to Europe, became involved in the Women's Liberation Movement, and founded the Women's Press in London. Dowrick's books, such as Running Backward Over Sand, Solitude, and Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love illustrate her social, moral and political interests. She has also written a novel.