Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translations and Considerations
by Rainer Maria Rilke
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recommends it for:
careless love
i was reading this book on my quick one day flight to new hampshire to confront some haunting diffuculties of my own.
this was a tremendously anxious moment for me. i was immediately comforted by rilkes gentle manner in which he approached human relationships.i was definitely searching for some answers myslef. i want to share a passage that really opened up my eyes and heart and an endless row of doorways to walk through.
" All companionship can consist only in the strengthening of tw...more
this was a tremendously anxious moment for me. i was immediately comforted by rilkes gentle manner in which he approached human relationships.i was definitely searching for some answers myslef. i want to share a passage that really opened up my eyes and heart and an endless row of doorways to walk through.
" All companionship can consist only in the strengthening of tw...more
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Read in March, 2007
recommends it for:
no one
The 1 star review is not a reflection on Rilke, but the editor and his "considerations," Mr. John Mood. If you're thinking of reading Rilke, please try Letters to a Young Poet instead.
Mr. Mood is quite clear from the get go that this collection is the way he sees Rilke and his hope is to remedy the state of affairs in which Rilke is praised for the spirituality of his works, instead of the sex. I was skeptical - it's not like our culture is so spirituality based to begin with.
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Mr. Mood is quite clear from the get go that this collection is the way he sees Rilke and his hope is to remedy the state of affairs in which Rilke is praised for the spirituality of his works, instead of the sex. I was skeptical - it's not like our culture is so spirituality based to begin with.
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recommends it for:
fans of good poetry
I'm not a German speaker, so my concept of how this translation compares to the original is non-existant. However, I think that the beauty of the poetry in English is captivating and the essays retain what must be a logical, lyrical beauty in the German. Rilke's work is sublime and thoughtful and reminds us that losing oneself in love is never as wonderful as finding oneself.
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"I tell you that I have a long way to go before I am - where one begins...." this text is one to be cherished again and again, and, of course, when it comes to matters of the heart, Rilke saves lives ... "resolve to be always beginning - to be a beginner!"
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some of the best writing i've encountered, both in content and in beautiful translation. Rilke's approach is characteristically nuanced, but this is beyond mere aesthetics; he treats his subject matter with profound depth and nuance.
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Read in July, 2006
The translations to the poems aren't so great, in my opinion (luckily the originals are included), but the essays are very well done (as far as I can tell without the originals). I definitely have to reread this one.
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john j. l. mood translated the copy i have ... and i'll admit that i've been reading this book over and over and over and over ever since i bought it ... that was about nine years ago ..
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Read in May, 1976
This book got me through my divorce and many other years after that. There are better books or collections of Rilke, but this has a special place in my heart and my perspective.
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Reading Rilke needs a special mood, a bit romance, a bit sadness, a bit ..., and it must be early morning, or late evening, not at bed ...
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Read in December, 2007
Last winter was Letters to a Young Poet, and On Love came along in a similarly timely fashion. And was also perfect.
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Great wisdom, although sometimes hard to accept.
He says to love someone is "to guard their solitude." I like that.
He says to love someone is "to guard their solitude." I like that.
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I don't know what it is, but this guy's work gets to me, even though I wish I could read it in the original German.
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Good. Same poems and prose can be found in other books, but interesting to have them in one.
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Read in January, 1993
recommends it for:
people on theverge of making a really big commitment
beautiful. resilient. powerful. and the best advice ever on love & other difficulties.
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start at: rilke's letters on love. stop after rilke's letters on love.
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Read in January, 2006
Still one of my favorite tomes; celebrating both Love and Solitude.
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