In this critical study, Clive Helmut Cardinal examines the life and work of Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the most significant poets of the 20th century. Cardinal explores Rilke's influence on modernist poetry and highlights his unique approach to inspiration and craftsmanship. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public...