About “Sonnets to Orpheus”
The Sonnets to Orpheus are a cycle of 55 sonnets written by Rainer Maria Rilke in 1922. The collection was first published in 1923. Rilke, a renowned German-language poet, composed the sonnets during a three-week period marked by intense creativity. He was inspired by the death of Wera Ouckama Knoop, a friend of his daughter Ruth, and dedicated the work as a memorial to her. The collection reflects Rilke's deep emotional response to her passing. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Latest edition
- 1992 · ISBN 9780393309324
- ISBN
- 9780393309324
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Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke has 160 pages.
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