A Ringing Glass: The Life Of Rainer Maria Rilke
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This authoritative literary biography chronicles the life of one of the German language's most celebrated poets, Rainer Maria Rilke, tracing his journey from his troubled Prague childhood through his restless wanderings across Europe to the creation of his most enduring masterworks. Donald Prater presents a richly detailed portrait of the man behind such towering works as the Duino Elegies and the Sonnets to Orpheus, illuminating the complex web of relationships, patrons, and lovers who shaped both his art and his turbulent inner world. Written with scholarly precision yet remaining deeply accessible, the narrative uncovers the contradictions at the heart of Rilke's character — his simultaneous need for solitude and his dependence on the devotion of others. Prater draws on an extensive range of letters and primary sources to illustrate how Rilke's ceaseless search for beauty and transcendence ultimately produced a body of poetry that redefined lyric verse in the twentieth century. A Ringing Glass stands as the definitive English-language life of a poet whose work continues to resonate with readers around the world.
Author: Donald Prater
Format: Hardback
Published: 1986, Clarendon Press, Oxford
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This authoritative literary biography chronicles the life of one of the German language's most celebrated poets, Rainer Maria Rilke, tracing his journey from his troubled Prague childhood through his restless wanderings across Europe to the creation of his most enduring masterworks. Donald Prater presents a richly detailed portrait of the man behind such towering works as the Duino Elegies and the Sonnets to Orpheus, illuminating the complex web of relationships, patrons, and lovers who shaped both his art and his turbulent inner world. Written with scholarly precision yet remaining deeply accessible, the narrative uncovers the contradictions at the heart of Rilke's character — his simultaneous need for solitude and his dependence on the devotion of others. Prater draws on an extensive range of letters and primary sources to illustrate how Rilke's ceaseless search for beauty and transcendence ultimately produced a body of poetry that redefined lyric verse in the twentieth century. A Ringing Glass stands as the definitive English-language life of a poet whose work continues to resonate with readers around the world.