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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: Great short stories of the masters
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    First published in 2003 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Book of Images

    First published in 1994 — 2 editions
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Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)

Born 4 December 1875
Died 29 December 1926

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Correspondence, German Authors, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Translations into English, Rilke, rainer maria, 1875-1926, Poetry, German poetry, Criticism and interpretation, Biography, Germanic literature, Poets, correspondence, Art, Authors, german, Rodin, auguste, 1840-1917, Russian Authors, Authors, correspondence, Fiction, German Poets, German Sonnets, German literature, German poetry, translations into english, Knowledge, Orpheus (Greek mythology), Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), French Authors

Places

Germany, Prague (Czech Republic), Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Borgeby, France, Paris, Prague, Worpswede (Germany), Bohemia, Carthage, Correspondence, Dänen, Germany (West), Italy, Milan, Naples, New York, New York (State), Praha (Česko), Sierre, Soviet Union, Worpswede

People

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Franz Xaver Kappus (1883-1966), Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint, Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861-1937), Marina T︠S︡vetaeva (1892-1941), Otto Modersohn (1865-1943), Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960), Fritz Mackensen (1866-1953), Fritz Overbeck (1869-1909), Marie Thurn und Taxis Princess (1855-1934), Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), Clara Rilke, Heinrich Vogeler (1872-1942), Magda von Hattingberg (1883-1959), Antoinette de Bonstetten, Anton Kippenberg (1874-1950), Hans Am Ende (1864-1918), Katharina Kippenberg (1876-1947), Mary Magdalene Saint, Merline, Aurelia Cittadella-Vigordarzere Gallarati-Scotti Duchesse, Balthus (1908-), Christoph Rilke, Claire Goll (1891-1977)

Time

20th century, 19th century, 20e siècle, 21st century, Correspondence, Siglo XX

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Alternative names

  • Rilke
  • Rainer Maria RILKE
  • R. M. Rilke
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  • RM RILKE
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  • Rainer Maria, Rilke
  • Rilke Rainer Maria
  • Rainer Rilke
  • Ranier Maria Rilke
  • Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926.
  • Rilke, Rainer Marie 1875-1926.
  • RILKE, RAINER MARIA, 1875-1926.
  • Rainer Maria. Rilke
  • Maria Rainer Rilke
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  • Rainer Marie Rilka
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  • 里尔克(Rainer Maria Rilke)
  • RAINER MARÍA RILKE
  • RAINER MARIA RILKE
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  • Rainer Maria (1875-1926) Rilke
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  • Rainer Mª Rilke
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  • RILKE, RAINER MARIA
  • Rainer Maria Rainer Maria Rilke

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
September 30, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig changed date to English
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