Name: Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics)
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Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
ISBN: 9780141192321

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Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics)

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Year

2012

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.3 x 13.0 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.09 kg.

ISBN

0141192321

ISBN13

9780141192321

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Synopsis "Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics) "

Rainer Maria Rilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet. At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself. These profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for generations of writers and artists of all kinds, including Lady Gaga and Patti Smith. With honesty, elegance, and a deep understanding of the loneliness that often comes with being an artist, Rilke's letters are an endless source of inspiration and comfort. Lewis Hyde's new introduction explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. This edition also includes Rilke's later work The Letter from the Young Worker. For more than 80 years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Rainer Maria Rilke

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(Praga, 1875 - Valmont, 1926) Escritor checo en lengua alemana. Fue el poeta en lengua alemana más relevante e influyente de la primera mitad del siglo XX; amplió los límites de expresión de la lírica y extendió su influencia a toda la poesía europea.

Después de abandonar la Academia Militar de Mährisch-Weiskirchen, ingresó en la Escuela de Comercio de Linz y posteriormente estudió historia del arte e historia de la literatura en Praga. Residió en Munich, donde en 1897 conoció a Lou Andreas-Salomé, quince años mayor que él, y que tuvo una influencia decisiva en su pasaje a la madurez. Decidido a no ejercer ningún oficio y a dedicarse plenamente a la literatura, emprendió numerosos viajes. Visitó Italia y Rusia (en compañía de Lou Andreas-Salomé), conoció a León Tolstói y entró en contacto con la mística ortodoxa.

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Ayleen Durán Sunday, March 13, 2022
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muy buen libro, de eso ni hay duda. llegó en el tiempo estimado.
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Ignacio Arriagada Friday, April 25, 2025
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Llegó en buenas condiciones y muy rápido, super recomendado el libro!, aunque para los que le importan los detalles estéticos, el nombre del autor está escrito en letras blancas y no anaranjadas como en la foto, como si fuera una edición más nueva y el papel es bastante más blanco que el resto de los penguin clásicos.
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Nicolas D.l Sunday, January 11, 2026
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Excelente estado y hermoso ejemplar
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