Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke

Duino Elegies

Rainer Maria Rilke with Vita Sackville-West (Translator), Edward Sackville-West (Translator)

112 pages first pub 1923 (editions)

fiction classics poetry reflective slow-paced

Description

In 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke’s ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 25 reviews

Moods

emotional 66%
reflective 66%
challenging 55%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
mysterious 33%
dark 22%
informative 11%
relaxing 11%
sad 11%

Pace

slow 44%
medium 44%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 75% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

N/A: 100%

Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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Flaws of characters a main focus?

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Average rating

4.18

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