As Elegias de Duíno by Rainer Maria Rilke

As Elegias de Duíno

Rainer Maria Rilke with Maria Teresa Dias Furtado (Translator)

101 pages first pub 1923 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

We have a marvelous, almost legendary, image of the circumstances in which the composition of this great poem began. Rilke was staying at a castle (Duino) on the sea near Trieste. One morning he walked out on the battlements and climbed down to wh...

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Community Reviews Summary of 395 reviews

Moods

reflective 83%
challenging 60%
emotional 56%
inspiring 30%
dark 26%
sad 20%
relaxing 10%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 37%
fast 16%

Average rating

4.27

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