Duino Elegies and other Selected Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke

Duino Elegies and other Selected Poems

Rainer Maria Rilke

64 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 495 reviews

Moods

reflective 80%
emotional 61%
challenging 59%
inspiring 30%
dark 26%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
hopeful 14%
relaxing 11%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
adventurous 2%
tense 2%

Pace

medium 44%
slow 41%
fast 13%

Average rating

4.27

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