Letters to a Young Poet
Rainer Maria Rilke
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Description for Letters to a Young Poet
Paperback. 'What matters is to live everything. Live the questions for now.' This title features profound and lyrical letters the author wrote to a young friend with advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111. .
'What matters is to live everything. Live the questions for now.'
A hugely influential collection for writers and artists of all kinds, Rilke's profound and lyrical letters to a young friend advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself.
One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Penguin Little Black Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241252055
SKU
V9780241252055
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99-99
About Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke was born in 1875 in Prague. He studied literature, art history and philosophy in both Munich and Prague, and is often considered one of the German language's greatest 20th century poets. His two most famous verse sequences are the Sonnets to Orpheus and the Duino Elegies; his two most famous prose works are the Letters to a ... Read more
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