Rilke On Love And Other Difficulties: Translati... -

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". Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translati...

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

The book concludes with reflections on turning "what is most alien into that which we can most trust," focusing on death, growth, and the necessity of personal solitude. Major Themes Key Components of the Collection Rilke famously argues

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

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