Duino Elegies
Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1923
96
Poem • Fiction
1923
Adult
18+ years
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Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies is widely praised for its profound existential themes and lyrical mastery, earning admiration for its emotional depth and philosophical insights. However, some readers find its abstractness and density challenging, potentially obscuring its meaning. This collection remains a significant poetic achievement, celebrated for its exploration of human experience.
A reader who would enjoy Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke is likely one who appreciates profound existential and spiritual themes. They enjoy deeply introspective and lyrical poetry, similar to those who favor T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land or Pablo Neruda’s Cien sonetos de amor. This reader values rich emotional and philosophical exploration.
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1923
Adult
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