As Elegias de Duíno by Rainer Maria Rilke

As Elegias de Duíno

Rainer Maria Rilke with Maria Teresa Dias Furtado (Translator)

101 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 55%
inspiring 28%
dark 24%
mysterious 20%
hopeful 15%
sad 15%
relaxing 11%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
adventurous 2%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 43%
medium 43%
fast 12%

Average rating

4.28

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