Diaries of a Young Poet

Diaries of a Young PoetIn April 1898 Rainer Maria Rilke, not yet twenty three, began a diary of his Florence visit. It was to record, in the form of an imaginary dialogue with his mentor and then lover, Lou Andreas Salome, his firsthand experiences of early Renaissance art. The project quickly expanded to include not only thoughts on life, history, and artistic genius, but also unguarded moments of revulsion, self doubt, and manic expectation. The result is an intimate

In April 1898 Rainer Maria Rilke, not yet twenty-three, began a diary of his Florence visit. It was to record, in the form of an imaginary dialogue with his mentor and then-lover, Lou Andreas-Salome, his firsthand experiences of early Renaissance art. The project quickly expanded to include not only thoughts on life, history, and artistic genius, but also unguarded moments of revulsion, self-doubt, and manic expectation. The result is an intimate glimpse into the young Rilke, already experimenting brilliantly with language and metaphor. "For the lover of Rilke, this superb translation of the poet's early diaries will be a watershed. Through Edward Snow's and Michael Winkler's brilliantly supple and faithful translation . . . a new and more balanced picture of Rilke will emerge."--Ralph Freedman

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/17/1998
ISBN: 9780393318500
Pages: 306
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d