Prayers of a Young Poet

Name: Prayers of a Young Poet
Brand: Rainer Maria Rilke
SKU: 9781612616414
Price: 22.50 GBP
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by Rainer Maria Rilke

Title:

Author:

Rainer Maria Rilke

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

112 pages

Publisher:

Paraclete Press

ISBN-13:

9781612616414

EAN:

9781612616414

Classifications:

Poetry

Weight (g):

250

Dimensions (mm):

142 x 210 x 11

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£22.50

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Description

This volume marks the first translation of these prayer-poems into English. Originally written in 1899, Rilke wrote them upon returning to Germany from his first trip to Russia. His experience of the East shaped him profoundly. He found himself entranced by Orthodox churches and monasteries, above all by the icons that seemed to him like flames glowing in dark spaces. He intended these poems as icons of sorts, gestures that could illumine a way for seekers in the darkness. As Rilke here writes, "I love the dark hours of my being, for they deepen my senses." Translated by Mark S. Burrows.