{"product_id":"rilke-poems-edited-by-peter-washington-9780679450986","title":"Rilke: Poems: Edited by Peter Washington","description":"The Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. \u003cb\u003ePoems: Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e contains poems from \u003cb\u003eThe Book of Images; New Poems; Requiem for a Friend; Poems, 1906-1926; French Poems; The Life of Mary; Sonnets to Orpheus; The Duino Elegies; Letters to a Young Poet\u003c\/b\u003e; and an index of first lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is one of the greatest lyric German poets. Born in Prague, he published his first book of poems, \u003ci\u003eLeben und Lieber, \u003c\/i\u003e at age nineteen. He met Lou Salomé, the talented and spirited daughter of a Russian army officer, who influenced him deeply. In 1902 he became a friend, and for a time the secretary, of Rodin, and it was during his twelve-year Paris residence that Rilke enjoyed his greatest poetic activity. In 1919 he went to Switzerland where he spent the last years of his life. It was there that he wrote his last two works, \u003ci\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1923) and \u003ci\u003eThe Sonnets to Orpheus \u003c\/i\u003e(1923).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527164039442,"sku":"9780679450986","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb3daa7c-1ad2-45a7-9fb4-f29b8a33d271.jpg?v=1731293095","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rilke-poems-edited-by-peter-washington-9780679450986","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}