Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Tradition Contributor(s): Ryan, Judith (Author), Nisbet, H. B. (Editor), Swales, Martin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521661730 ISBN-13: 9780521661737 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $124.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1999 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | European - General - Literary Criticism | European - German |
Dewey: 831.912 |
LCCN: 99011717 |
Lexile Measure: 1400 |
Series: Cambridge Studies in German |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 270 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Germany |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Judith Ryan traces Rilke's development from aestheticism to modernism, paying special attention to the way his work engages with other poetry and the visual arts. Taking a skeptical view of Rilke's own myth of himself as a solitary genius, Ryan shows how deeply his writing is embedded in the culture of its day. Rilke is now the most widely-read and influential German-language poet, and this study is full of surprising discoveries about his innovative and often profoundly moving poems. |