Historical FigureMale
Rainer Maria Rilke
1875 – 1926
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryRené Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief. His writings include one novel, several collections of poetry, several volumes of correspondence and a few early novellas.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 4, 1875
Prague
Date of death
December 29, 1926
Montreux
Citizenship
Cisleithania · Czechoslovakia
Occupations & fields
writerpoetplaywrighttranslatornovelist
Notable works
Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids BriggeDuino ElegiesSonnets to OrpheusWorpswedeThe carousel
- Field and occupation
- rakouský básník a spisovatel (1875–1926)
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