the duino elegies
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<p><strong>A new translation of Rilke's classic elegiesβten mystical, radiant poems that bring together the beautiful and the sacred.</strong></p><p>Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies are one of the great literary masterpieces of the twentieth century. Begun in 1912 while the poet was a guest at Dui
<p>Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angelic<br>orders? and even if one of them pressed me<br>suddenly to his heart: I'd be consumed<br>in that overwhelming existence. For beauty is nothing<br>but the beginning of terror, which we can just barely endure,<br>and we stand in awe of it as it
Rilke is one of the most widely read poets of the 20th century. In his poetry, Rilke addresses the problems of death, God, and "destructive time," and attempts to overcome and transform these problems into an indestructive inner world.