Rainer Maria Rilke was an Austrian poet and novelist. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief. Rilke traveled extensively throughout Europe, finally settling in Switzerland, the inspiration for many of his poems. While Rilke is best known for his contributions to German literature, he also wrote in French.

Contents:

First Poems

Evening

Mary Virgin

The Book of Pictures

Presaging

Autumn

Silent Hour

The Angels

Solitude

Kings in Legends

The Knight

The Boy

Initiation

The Neighbour

Song of the Statue

Maidens I

Maidens II

The Bride

Autumnal Day

Moonlight Night

In April

Memories of a Childhood

Death

The Ashantee

Remembrance

Music

Maiden Melancholy

Maidens at Confirmation

The Woman who Loves

Pont du Carrousel

Madness

Lament

Symbols

New Poems

Early Apollo

The Tomb of a Young Girl

The Poet

The Panther

Growing Blind

The Spanish Dancer

Offering

Love Song

Archaic Torso of Apollo