Rilke-A Life

by Wolfgang Leppmann

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880640154
• ISBN13: 9780880640152
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Fromm International
• Length: 421 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

"Must" reading for students of Rilke's poetry and prose.

In Rilke: A Life, biographer Wolfgang Leppmann masterfully recreates the life and times of Rainer Maria Rilke, a poet and novelist whose contributions to western literature enjoy a well deserved contemporary appreciation by academia and enthusiasts of western writing. "Must" reading for all who appreciate Rilke's poetry and prose, Rilke: A Life draws upon source documents to provide the reader with genuine insight into the historical, cultural, and personal background of a major literary figure.