Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke: “How much such a little moon can do. There are d…”
How much such a little moon can do. Source: Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke: “How much such a little moon can do. There are d…”
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Rilke’s Russian Poems
The English language reader is by and large unaware that Rainer Maria Rilke, the great Bohemian-Austrian poet of the German language, wrote some Russian verse.… Read More »Rilke’s Russian Poems
Let’s Talk About Death — Specifically Yours
In his only novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, the poet and philosopher Rainer Maria Rilke had his protagonist expound on an old wisdom,… Read More »Let’s Talk About Death — Specifically Yours
Lecture on mysticism at Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham
Dr. Burrows, a professor of theology and literature in Germany, is also a historian, poet and author. Source: Lecture on mysticism at Glastonbury Abbey in… Read More »Lecture on mysticism at Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham
A Dent in the Universe
Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011 Steve Jobs passed away this week and reading through an account of his life in the L.A. Times, I was… Read More »A Dent in the Universe
Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation
Story lead from New York Times online edition: Open-eyed, Rainer Maria Rilke died in the arms of his doctor on December 29, 1926. The leukemia… Read More »Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation
For Rainer Marie Rilke Lovers
Any lover, I think, of Rainer Maria Rilke will love Stories of God. They are joyful, loving and, perhaps, surprisingly witty. Rilke scholars – and… Read More »For Rainer Marie Rilke Lovers