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Rilke

Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell
Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
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Rainer Maria Rilke has been called the most significant and compelling poet of spiritual experience of the 20th century. His exploration of the struggle between life and art and the supremacy of divine love over personal love has touched the hearts of men and women everywhere. The poems in this reading are from the selected poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, edited and translated by Stephen Mitchell. Also featured are new translations made exclusively for this program.

©1980, 1981, 1982, 1987 Stephen Mitchell (P)1988, 2017 Audio Literature/Phoenix Books
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"Perhaps the most beautiful group of poetic translations this century has produced." ( The Chicago Times)

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