Stories of God: A New Translation - Softcover

Rilke, Rainer Maria Maria

 
9781590300381: Stories of God: A New Translation
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1590300386 ISBN 13: 9781590300381
Publisher: Shambhala, 2003

Synopsis

Composed in 1899 when Rilke was only twenty-three, the interconnected tales of Stories of God were inspired by a trip to Russia the young poet had made the year previously. It is said that the vastness of the Russian landscape and the profound spirituality he perceived in the simple people he met led him to an experience of finding God in all things, and to the conviction that God seeks to be known by us as passionately as we might seek to know God.

All the great themes of Rilke's later powerful and complex poetry can be found in the Stories of God , yet their charming, folktale-like quality has made them among the most accessible of Rilke's works, beloved by all ages.

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About the Author

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. His works include Duino Elegies, The Sonnets to Orpheus, and Letters to a Young Poet.

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Composed in 1899 when Rilke was only twenty-three, the interconnected tales of "Stories of God were inspired by a trip to Russia the young poet had made the year previously. It is said that the vastness of the Russian landscape and the profound spirituality he perceived in the simple people he met led him to an experience of finding God in all things, and to the conviction that God seeks to be known by us as passionately as we might seek to know God.
All the great themes of Rilke's later powerful and complex poetry can be found in the "Stories of God, yet their charming, folktale-like quality has made them among the most accessible of Rilke's works, beloved by all ages.

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Composed in 1899 when Rilke was only twenty-three, the interconnected tales of Stories of God were inspired by a trip to Russia the young poet had made the year previously. It is said that the vastness of the Russian landscape and the profound spirituality he perceived in the simple people he met led him to an experience of finding God in all things, and to the conviction that God seeks to be known by us as passionately as we might seek to know God.
All the great themes of Rilkes later powerful and complex poetry can be found in the Stories of God, yet their charming, folktale-like quality has made them among the most accessible of Rilkes works, beloved by all ages.

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Publisher
Shambhala
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1590300386
ISBN 13 
9781590300381
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
128

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