Letters to a Young Poet - Hardcover

by Rainer Maria Rilke (Author), Ranier Maria Rilke (Author), Stephen Mitchell (Translator)

Written between 1903 and 1908 to a student who had sent Rilke his poems for evaluation, these ten letters--among the most famous and beloved of this century--reveal the deeply felt ideas about life and art that shaped the great poet's work. Two-color interior.

Front Jacket

Letters written over a period of several years on the vocation of writing by a poet whose greatest work was still to come.

Author Biography

Rainer Marie Rilke, the great Austro-German poet, was the author of many works including Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus.
Stephen Mitchell's translations include Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Book of Job, Tao Te Ching, and, most recently, Bhagavad-Gita. He lives in California.