Pure Contradiction - Selected Poems

This selection of poems from throughout Rilke's creative output is arranged chronologically, placing poems of similar themes and / or modes of expression close to one another, making bed-fellows of poems rarely seen together. The aim is to illuminate the underlying themes which Rilke said he had arrived at very early in his life

About the author

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), born in Prague into a German-speaking family, is widely recognized as one of the world's great poets. While based in Paris, he traveled broadly until finally settling in Switzerland. Rilke's writings have deeply influenced countless readers, including major writers, the world over. His Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus count among the great achievements in world literature.

Product details

• Authors: Rainer Rilke, Rainer Maria Rilke
• Assisted by: Ian Crockett (Translation)
• Publisher: Arc Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9781906570224
• ISBN: 978-1-906570-22-4
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 162 g
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama