Les élégies de Duino by Rainer Maria Rilke, Philippe Jaccottet

Les élégies de Duino

Rainer Maria Rilke, Philippe Jaccottet

114 pages first pub 1923 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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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 505 reviews

Moods

reflective 80%
emotional 60%
challenging 54%
inspiring 30%
dark 23%
mysterious 21%
hopeful 17%
sad 17%
relaxing 10%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
adventurous 2%
tense 2%

Pace

medium 45%
slow 42%
fast 12%

Average rating

4.28

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