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Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Tradition

by Massachusetts) Judith Ryan (harvard University

  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm

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For readers interested in modernist poetry and Rilke

Unpacks Rilke's struggle with tradition and originality

You will gain a fresh perspective on Rilke's influence

This insightful book explores Rilke's journey through modernism.

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If the rise of modernism is the story of a struggle between the burden of tradition and a desire to break free of it, then Rilke's poetic development is a key example of this tension at work. Taking a sceptical view of Rilke's own myth of himself as a solitary genius, Judith Ryan reveals how deeply his writing is embedded in the culture of its day. She traces his often desperate attempts to grapple with problems of fashion, influence and originality as he shaped his career during the crucial decades in which modernism was born. Her book is the first systematic study of Rilke's trajectory from aestheticism to modernism as seen through the lens of his engagement with poetic tradition and the visual arts. The book is full of surprising discoveries about individual poems. Above all, it shifts the terms of the debate about Rilke's place in modern literary history.
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  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    March 2006

  • Weight

    405g

  • Page Count

    272

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521025119

  • ISBN-10

    0521025117

  • Eden Code

    1098636

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