Rainer maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

von Rainer maria Rilke

These ten letters, written by one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, offer deep and sincere advice to the young poet. They touch on all aspects of life and are valuable to anyone wishing to be a...

Letters to a Young Poet

von Rainer maria Rilke & Stephen Mitchell

Letters written over a period of several years on the vocation of writing by a poet whose greatest work was still to come.

From the Paperback edition.

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge: A Novel

von Rainer maria Rilke

This is the definitive, widely acclaimed translation of the major prose work of one of our century's greatest poets -- "a masterpiece like no other" (Elizabeth Hardwick) -- Rilke's only novel, extraordinary...

Letters to a Young Poet

von Rainer maria Rilke

Insightful and inspiring thoughts on creative expression from a treasured poet in correspondence with a young neophyte. A perfect gift for the writer, artist, or thinker.

The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke

von Rainer maria Rilke & Stephen Mitchell

"This miracle of a book, perhaps the most beautiful group of poetic translations this century has ever produced," (Chicago Tribune) should stand as the definitive English language version.

From the Trade Paperback...

Letters on Cézanne

von Rainer maria Rilke & Joel Agee

Rilke's prayerful responses to the french master's beseeching art

For a long time nothing, and then suddenly one has the right eyes.

Virtually every day in the fall of 1907, Rainer Maria Rilke returned to a Paris...

The Poet's Guide to Life: The Wisdom of Rilke

von Rainer maria Rilke & Ulrich Baer

“You have to live life to the limit, not according to each day but by plumbing its depth.”

–RAINER MARIA RILKE

In this treasury of uncommon wisdom and spiritual insight, the best writings and personal philosophies...

Letters on Life: New Prose Translations

von Rainer maria Rilke & Ulrich Baer

Gleaned from Rainer Maria Rilke’s voluminous, never-before-translated correspondence, this volume offers the best writings and personal philosophy of one of the twentieth century’s greatest poets. The result...

Auguste Rodin

von Rainer maria Rilke & Daniel Slager

Rilke's lyrical meditation on Rodin's work, art, and what it means to be an artist.

Sonnets to Orpheus

von Rainer maria Rilke & David Young

An accomplished poet's first and only sonnet sequence.