Bekki's review
Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke (Modern Library)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Bekki's review
Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke (Modern Library) by Rainer Maria Rilke
Bekki's review
rating:
bookshelves:
poetry
recommended for: artists and astronomers
This is the first book in my life that I read cover to cover twice in a row, and there is still more depth to explore.
I read every line, let it sink into my mind and arouse emotion fully. I believe this is called surrender.
Rilke is a very obvious existentialist. There is a fundamental quality to his writing and to his topics that make each metaphor matter.
Beware - he does not think of angels in the Christian sense, nor does he speak of God in the Christian sense. However I felt I was able to explore the concepts in spirituality he presents because I knew that he was not assuming the reader knows the definitions of the words he uses.
I read every line, let it sink into my mind and arouse emotion fully. I believe this is called surrender.
Rilke is a very obvious existentialist. There is a fundamental quality to his writing and to his topics that make each metaphor matter.
Beware - he does not think of angels in the Christian sense, nor does he speak of God in the Christian sense. However I felt I was able to explore the concepts in spirituality he presents because I knew that he was not assuming the reader knows the definitions of the words he uses.
