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Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke (* 4. Dezember 1875 in Prag, Österreich-Ungarn; † 29. Dezember 1926 im Sanatorium Valmont bei Montreux, Schweiz; eigentlich René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke) war ein österreichischer Lyriker deutscher und französischer Sprache.

1905 erschien sein Stundenbuch mit nachdenklichen, nicht selten religiösen Gedichten, wodurch er bald eine große Popularität erreichte. Die zumeist eingängigen, teils ekstatischen, teils melancholischen Verse prägten das Bild vom prophetischen Dichter Rilke nachhaltig. In seinem Buch der Bilder führte er seine Lyrik, die Reflexionen über Transzendenz und Existenz miteinschloss, fort und vollendete gerade in den Abschiedsgedichten den Ausdruck impressionistischer Lyrik. Mit seiner in den Neuen Gedichten vollendeten, von der bildenden Kunst beeinflussten Dinglyrik gilt er als einer der bedeutendsten Dichter der literarischen Moderne. In seinem Spätwerk führte er die Gattung Elegie in seinen Duineser Elegien nach der Weimarer Klassik und Friedrich Hölderlin auf ihren letzten Höhepunkt in der deutschsprachigen Literatur.

René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet and novelist. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language.[1] His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief. His writings include one novel, several collections of poetry and several volumes of correspondence.

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Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)

Born 4 December 1875
Died 29 December 1926

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  • Cover of: Wartime letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1914-1921
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    First published in 1940 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Letters to Merline, 1919-1922
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    First published in 1951 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Geschichten vom lieben Gott
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    First published in 1957 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Two stories of Prague
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    First published in 1994 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The roses & The windows
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    First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Briefe über Cézanne
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    First published in 1962 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Der Dichter und sein Astronom: der Briefwechsel zwischen Rainer Maria Rilke und Erwein von Aretin
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    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Deux histoires pragoises
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    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The astonishment of origins: French sequences
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    First published in 1982 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Elégies de Duino
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    First published in 1989 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Histoires pragoises: récits
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    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge
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    First published in 1996 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Rain er Maria Rilke, Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke: Text-Fassungen und Dokumente ; [bearbeitet und herausgegeben von Walter Simon].
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    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Gedichte: Stichotvorenija
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    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Gedichte.
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    First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Briefe an Schweizer Freunde: eine Auswahl
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    First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: World Literature
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  • Cover of: Aus dem Nachlaß des Grafen C. W: Ein Gedichtkreis
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    First published in 1950 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Selected Works of Poetry
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    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Rilke of Ruth Speirs: new poems, Duino elegies, sonnets to Orpheus & others
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    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)

Born 4 December 1875
Died 29 December 1926

Subjects

Correspondence, German Authors, Translations into English, Biography, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, German poetry, Rilke, rainer maria, 1875-1926, Correspondence (Rilke, Rainer Maria), Fiction, Poetry, Art, Correspondance, English Translations, French poetry, German Poets, German Short stories, Knowledge, OUR Brockhaus selection, Painters, Schriftsteller, Écrivains allemands, 20th century, 831.912, American literature

Places

Germany, Prague (Czech Republic), Borgeby, Carthage, Correspondence, Czech Republic, Dänen, Germany (West), Italy, Milan, Naples, Paris, Prague, Praha (Česko), Sweden, Worpswede, Worpswede (Germany)

People

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Fritz Mackensen (1866-1953), Fritz Overbeck (1869-1909), Otto Modersohn (1865-1943), Heinrich Vogeler (1872-1942), Marie Thurn und Taxis Princess (1855-1934), Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint, Merline, Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), Alonso, André Gide (1869-1951), Antonio, Ariel, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917,), Axel Juncker (1870-1952), Balthus (1908-), Caliban, Ceres, Clara Rilke, Elisabeth von der Heydt, Ernst Norlind (1877-), Erwein Aretin Freiherr von (1887-1952), Ferdinand, Franz Xaver Kappus

Time

20th century, 19th century, 20e siècle, Correspondence, Siglo XX

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
September 30, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig changed date to English
September 30, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
February 14, 2024 Edited by Miguel Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import