Poems from the Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke

Poems from the Book of Hours

Rainer Maria Rilke with Babette Deutsch, Ursula K. Le Guin

64 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

nonfiction poetry religion reflective slow-paced

Description

Rilke’s Book of Hours falls into three parts: The Book of Monkish Life (1899), The Book of Pilgrimage (1901), and The Book of Poverty and Death (1903). Although these poems were the work of Rilke’s youth, they contain the germ of his mature convic...

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emotional 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
hopeful 25%

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fast 25%

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