Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke

Duino Elegies

Rainer Maria Rilke

105 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. Rainer Maria Rilke was staying at Duino Castle, on a rocky headland of the Adriatic Sea near Trieste. One morning he walked out ont...

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Community Reviews Summary of 506 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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