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At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself; these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for writers and artists of all kinds. This book also contains the "Letter from a Young Worker", a striking polemic against Christianity written in letter-form, near the end of Rilke's life. In Lewis Hyde's introduction, he explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. Charlie Louth's afterword discusses the similarities and contrasts of the two works, and Rilke's religious and sexual wordplay. This edition also contains a chronology, notes, and suggested further reading.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Poetry Poetry by individual poets

• Full title: Letters to a Young Poet
• Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• EAN: 9780141192321
• ISBN: 0141192321
• ID: 04452511
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Weight: 92 g
• Dimensions: 196 × 130 × 7 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. April 2012

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