{"product_id":"letters-to-a-young-poet-hardcover","title":"Letters to a Young Poet: Classic Letters on Poetry, Solitude, Art, and the Creative Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSnell Reginald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetters to a Young Poet\u003c\/em\u003e is Rainer Maria Rilke's classic meditation on art, solitude, inwardness, and the discipline of the creative life.\u003c\/strong\u003e Written between 1903 and 1908 to Franz Xaver Kappus, a young military cadet seeking advice about poetry, these ten letters became one of the most enduring works of literary correspondence of the twentieth century. Rilke does not offer rules for writing or easy encouragement; instead, he asks the aspiring artist to examine the necessity of creation, the value of solitude, and the difficult interior life from which real work must arise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasured, intimate, and searching, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetters to a Young Poet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e continues to speak to readers interested in poetry, literary letters, European literature, creativity, and spiritual self-examination. Its reflections on love, uncertainty, patience, artistic vocation, and the shaping of an inner life have made it a lasting companion for writers, artists, students, and readers drawn to the seriousness of literature as a way of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) was an intensely lyrical poet, concerned with mystical and existential themes, who was a major voice in the transition of German poetry from traditionalism to modernism. His works include \u003ci\u003eDuino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48101050581240,"sku":"9781515431701","price":38.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/OkOsRvg5jU9781515431701.webp?v=1783257250","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/letters-to-a-young-poet-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}