42+ Letters To A Young Poet Rilke PNG. Rainer maria rilke, one of the finest and most widely read poets of the twentieth century, was born in prague in 1875. Letters to a young poet by rainer maria rilke translated by stephen mitchell.
The poet encourages authenticity, for example.
Rome may 14, 1904 my dear mr. �4+� e� �( (a to�|�!�s?q�gw^x ֲa���o�5p���iʉ� +�ݩ#m �� |���_ eӂ��ɓr0j�sր. In eight intimate letters written to a teenage balthus—who would go on to become one of the leading artists of his generation—rilke encourages the young painter written toward the end of rilke's life, between 1920 and 1926, these letters paint a picture of the venerable poet as he faced his mortality. Rilke covers many diverse themes in his letters, including love, feminism, and career choices.
