{"product_id":"letters-to-a-young-poet-with-the-letters-to-rilke-from-the-young-poet-9781631497674","title":"Letters to a Young Poet: With the Letters to Rilke from the ''Young Poet''","description":"For nearly a century, eager writers and young poets, as well as those simply looking for a purpose in life, have embraced the wisdom of Rainer Maria Rilke's \u003cem\u003eLetters to a Young Poet\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1929. Most readers and scholars have long assumed that the letters from the young poet were forever lost to posterity. Yet, shockingly, these letters were recently uncovered in Germany, and now the acclaimed translator Damion Searls has not only cast a fresh eye on Rilke's original letters but also those of the \"young poet,\" Franz Xaver Kappus, an Austrian military cadet and an aspiring poet. This timeless edition, in addition to presenting their dialogue together for the first time in English, provides a new window into the workings of Rilke's visionary poetic and philosophical mind, allowing us to reexperience the literary genius of one of the most inspiring works of twentieth-century literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRilke, Rainer Maria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/strong\u003e (1875-1926), the author of the \u003cem\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSonnets to Orpheus\u003c\/em\u003e, was one of the greatest poets of the German language.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKappus, Franz Xaver:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFranz Xaver Kappus \u003c\/strong\u003e(1883-1966) was an Austrian military officer, journalist, and poet.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSearls, Damion:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDamion Searls\u003c\/strong\u003e, the recipient of Guggenheim, NEA, and Cullman Center fellowships, has translated the works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Marcel Proust, and six Nobel Prize winners, as well as two other books by Rilke. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003ePower of Seeing and The Philosophy of Translation\u003c\/em\u003e (forthcoming).","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613458764050,"sku":"9781631497674","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2a24347e-59bc-4865-9567-613d31418d74.jpg?v=1732402728","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/letters-to-a-young-poet-with-the-letters-to-rilke-from-the-young-poet-9781631497674","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}