Rainer(Rene) Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke is known as one of the greatest German poets. ... Rainer Maria Rilke not only has an amazing history, he has also made amazing accomplishments. ...
Rainer Maria Rilke was born in the Prague of Czechoslovakia on December 4, 1875. ... With the help of his uncle, who had realized that Rilke was a very gifted person, Rilke left the military academy and entered into a German Prepatory school(Crego 2). ...
In 1897, Rilke followed a woman named Lou Andreas-Salome to her native country Berlin. ... Lou Andreas- Salome and the trip proved to have a huge impact on Rilke’s life. ... In Paris in 1902, Rilke met the sculptor Auguste Rodin and was his secretary from 1905 to 1906. Rodin taught him to regard artistic work as a religious activity and to make his verse as consistent and complete as sculptures (Rilke 2). During his 12-year stay in Paris, Rilke wrote some of his best poetry.
In 1901 Rilke married the young sculptress Klara Westhoff, one of Auguste Rodin’s pupils. ... After he separated from Klara, Rilke decided to settle in Paris(Crego 3). ... He also wrote the Tale of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke, which became a great popular success(Crego 3).
While Rilke was in Paris he developed a new style of lyrical poetry. ...
Rilke then kept silence as a poet for twelve years. ... In 1910-1912 Rilke was the guest of Princess Marie von Thurn and Taxis-Hohenlohe at Duino, her castle near Trieste (Crego 4). Rilke is said to have heard the first lines of his elegies when was he walking on the rocks above the sea – “ Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angel’s / hierarchies(Rilke 1)?”
In 1913 Rilke decided to return to Paris but he was then forced to return to Germany due to the First World War, otherwise known as World War 1. Duino Castle (where he stayed) was bombarded to ruins and Rilke’s personal property was confiscated in France (Rilke 1). ...
There were many people that seemed to have a big influence on Rilke. ... Since his mother originally wanted a girl she tended to treat Rilke like one. ... After he was sent to military school by his father, Rilke’s uncle was the one that helped him.
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