| Force and Love in the Works of Rainer Maria Rilke: Heroic Life Attitudes and the Acceptance of Defeat and Suffering as Complementary Parts Contributor(s): Strelka, Joseph P. (Editor), Wilson, Kip (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631340974 ISBN-13: 9783631340974 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $74.81 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - German - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 831.912 |
| Series: New Yorker Beitraege Zur Literaturwissenschaft |
| Physical Information: 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on the works, letters and diaries of Rainer Maria Rilke, his attitude based on the interdependent nature of force and love, both human and divine, is clear. The specific works discussed, including "Der Cornet, Malte, Der Schauende," and selected poems from the "Duineser Elegien" and "Sonette an Orpheus" provide the basis for discussion on the tie that binds these apparently opposite poles into a deeper theme important both to Rilke and to those who read his works: the relationship between recognition and awe of force and the fulfillment of acceptance gained when giving in to this force through love. |