The Leeder, Karen J. creator author text xxu 2009 monographic eng

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226 pages "Often regarded as the greatest German poet of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) remains one of the most influential figures of European modernism. In this Companion, leading scholars offer informative and thought-provoking essays on his life and social context, his correspondence, all his major collections of poetry including most famously the Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus, and his seminal novel of Modernist anxiety, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. Rilke's critical contexts are explored in detail: his relationship with philosophy and the visual arts, his place within modernism and his relationship to European literature, and his reception in Europe and beyond. With its invaluable guide to further reading and a chronology of Rilke's life and work, this Companion will provide an accessible, engaging account of this extraordinary poet whose legacy looms so Karen J. Leeder Rilke, Rainer Maria, -- 1875-1926 -- Criticism and interpretation Criticism and interpretation Rilke, rainer maria, 1875-1926 German poetry, history and criticism 831.912 LEE 9780521879439 0521879434 InACL 260927 20260927161951.0 239198 eng