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Rainer Maria Rilke

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SCOPE: Rainer Maria Rilke was one of the most important figures in German literature and is the author of many volumes of poetry. His works focused on the themes of life, death, spirituality, philosophy and materiality. In addition to his writing abilities, he translated literary works from English, Russian, French, and Danish into German.(Diamond, Encyclopedia of World Writers) 

CIRCULATING BOOKS 

Books of Rainer Maria Rilke’s works are listed in the Baddour Library on-line catalog under, “Rilke, Rainer Maria,” and under individual titles.

Books written by and about Rainer Maria Rilke have the call number(s) PT2365
Some representative books from the circulating collection located upstairs in the library are:

Brodsky, Patricia Pollock. Rainer Maria Rilke. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1988.

Komar, Kathleen L. Transcending Angels: Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies. Lincoln:
University of Nebraska Press, 1987.

Rilke, Rainer Maria. The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. New York: Vintage 
Books, 1989.

CRITICAL SOURCES

There are books in the Reference collection that do not circulate, but pages may be photocopied. These resources provide an overview or summary of the topic.

The following titles are appropriate to this topic:


PN 451.E53 2003 Encyclopedia of 19th and 29th Century World Writers

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the links for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

WEB SITES 

Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu
Authored by Alan Liu from the University of California, this is an excellent and very comprehensive literature site with links to thousands of web sites in all areas of the humanities. Easily accessed and easy to navigate. The homepage links to menus from 25 areas, from anthropology to women's studies.
PR 502.C85 1992 Critical Survey of Poetry 

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Updated 02/08/2007