The Poet Rilke Sends Some Zen Telegrams

by Martin Wasserman


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Softcover
£10.95
Hardcover
£18.95
Softcover
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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 24/03/2022

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 72
ISBN : 9781669817444
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 72
ISBN : 9781669817451

About the Book

Since Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is the most frequently translated poet of the twentieth century, Professor Wasserman decided to adopt a new “conceptual” approach in order to have an even greater appreciation of the author’s work. He pictured Rilke, who was a strong admirer of Buddhism, walking into a telegraph office and sending Zen-like poems to his many friends, based upon segments from his personal writings. This imagined experience was able to show in a markedly different way both the wisdom and the depth of Rilke’s beliefs that are found in most of his poetic offerings.


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