The Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke

The Duino Elegies

Rainer Maria Rilke

38 pages first pub 1923 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

The Duino Elegies (German: Duineser Elegien) are a collection of ten elegies written by the Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926). Rilke, who is "widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets," began ...

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Moods

reflective 83%
challenging 58%
emotional 58%
inspiring 29%
dark 25%
sad 19%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 9%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 44%
medium 40%
fast 16%

Average rating

4.28

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