"Why, to the internally self- devouring rubbish heap of literature, which broadcasts its perfumic stench to every period of history: nothing could be less like him (Rimbaud) than the surrealities, the vitreosities of, for example, the late Rilke."___Thomas BernhardFrom the very beginning the focus o...
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage.”It feels quite trite to say this slim collection is inspirational.But there you go.It is.
A true work of art! And out of respect for Rilke's disdain for criticism--"Works of art are of an infinite solitariness, and nothing is less likely to bring us near to them than criticism. Only love can apprehend and hold them, and can be just towards them."--I will keep my own thoughts to a minimum...
This was an amazing book. Recommended to one and all. I amend ... it's a MUST read for one and all. 100 pages of pure gold. Go, get a copy now and read!
In the Summer and Fall of 1907, Rilke traveled to Paris. He spent many days rapt before the paintings of Cézanne in the Salon d'Autome, which was holding a memorial exhibition of the painter's work. Rilke captured his reactions and developing thoughts about art and artists in a series of letters to ...
This book was only 128 pages in length, and in those 128 pages Rilke considerably changed my view of the world, I'm sure for the better. Ten letters from Rilke to a young poet are included in this book. The letters are treasure troves of advice for any person, young or old, who wishes to realise wh...
This is the sort of book that any desperately lonely, depressed, confused, lost, or otherwise not really right with the world young person could use....unfortunately, I think that when I personally could have used this book the most, I would not have had the capacity to comprehend all the nuances th...
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