A Ringing Glass: The Life of Rainer Maria Rilke

by Donald Prater

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is widely regarded as the greatest lyric poet of this century. His major achievements--the New Poems, the Sonnets to Orpheus, and the incomparable Duino Elegies--had a powerful impact on European literature and have been the subject of intense scrutiny and
increasing acclaim since the poet's death. Only in recent years, however, with the emergence of key documentary material, has it become possible to present the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198158912
• ISBN13: 9780198158912
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"