TOO ALONE IN THIS WORLD, YET NOT: A newly opened archive reveals further contradictions about a poet steeped in paradox.
The article examines the complexities and contradictions surrounding the life and legacy of poet Rainer Maria Rilke, as the literary world approaches the 150th anniversary of his birth and the 100th anniversary of his death. Despite being celebrated as a major figure in German literature, Rilke had...
| Publicado en: | American Scholar Vol. 94; no. 4; pp. 113 - 117 |
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