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Rilke On Love And Other Difficulties: Translati... May 2026

Passages from Rilke's correspondence that explore love as a "high inducement to the individual to ripen" and "become world for himself".

The text encourages readers to "live the questions" and embrace the "difficulty" of living and dying with openness. Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translati...

Mood provides introductory essays and connecting commentary that links Rilke's spirituality to sensory experience. Passages from Rilke's correspondence that explore love as

is a curated anthology of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry and prose, compiled and translated by John J. L. Mood . is a curated anthology of Rainer Maria Rilke’s

Originally published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1975, the collection serves as an introductory "mini-anthology" for both new and longtime readers. Key Components of the Collection

Rilke famously argues that love is not about "merging" but is instead a "day labor" that requires two solitudes to "protect and touch and greet each other".

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