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Rainer Maria Rilke
| Austrian poet Date of Birth: 04.12.1875 Country: Austria |
Biography of Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke, an Austrian poet, was deeply influenced by his unhappy childhood and the five years he spent in a military school in Sankt-Pelten, which left an indelible mark on his sensitive nature and instilled in him a sense of loneliness.
New Poems (–) represented a departure for Rilke from the traditional German lyric poetry of which he was then considered a master.
His early poetry is typical of neo-romanticism, characterized by vague dreams tinged with mysticism. His collection "Dream-Crowned" (Traumgekrnt, 1897) showcased his vivid imagery and exceptional mastery of rhythm, meter, alliteration, and melodic speech.
Rilke's meticulous study of the works of Danish poet J.P.
Jacobsen (1847-1885) heightened his sense of responsibility and filled him with inspiration. Two trips to Russia, his "spiritual homeland" (1899 and 1900), resulted in the collection "The Book of Hours" (Das Stundenbuch, 1899-1903), which resounded with prayers addressed to a non-dogmatic understanding of t