Poems from the Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke

Poems from the Book of Hours

Rainer Maria Rilke with Babette Deutsch, Ursula K. Le Guin

64 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

nonfiction poetry religion challenging reflective slow-paced
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Rilke’s Book of Hours falls into three parts: The Book of Monkish Life (1899), The Book of Pilgrimage (1901), and The Book of Poverty and Death (1903). Although these poems were the work of Rilke’s youth, they contain the germ of his mature convic...

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Moods

reflective 89%
emotional 61%
inspiring 50%
hopeful 38%
challenging 23%
relaxing 12%
dark 11%
mysterious 10%
sad 6%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 30%
fast 22%

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