Often regarded as the greatest German poet of the twentieth
century, Rainer Maria Rilke 1875–1926 remains one of the most
influential figures of European modernism. In this Companion,
leading scholars offer informative and thought-provoking essays on
his life and social context, his correspondence, all his major
collections of poetry including most famously the Duino Elegies and
Sonnets to Orpheus, and his seminal novel of Modernist anxiety, The
Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. Rilke''s critical contexts are
explored in detail: his relationship with philosophy and the visual
arts, his place within modernism and his relationship to European
literature, and his reception in Europe and beyond. With its
invaluable guide to further reading and a chronology of Rilke''s
life and work, this Companion will provide an accessible, engaging
account of this extraordinary poet whose legacy looms so large
today.
目錄:
Acknowledgements
Notes on contributors
Chronology
Abbreviations, references and translations
Introduction
PART I LIFE
1 Rilke: a biographical exploration
2 The status of the correspondence in Rilke''s work
PART II WORKS
3 Early poems
4 The New Poems
5 The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
6 The Duino Elegies
7 The Sonnets to Orpheus
PART III CULTURAL CONTEXTS, INFLUENCES, RECEPTION
8 Rilke and modernism
9 Rilke the reader
10 Rilke and the visual arts
11 Rilke: thought and mysticism
12 Rilke and his philosophical critics
13 Rilke''s legacy in the English-speaking world
Appendix:Poem titles
Guide to further reading
Index
Index of works