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The Testament: (& Other Texts)

The Testament: (& Other Texts)

Rilke, Rainer Maria
Kanak, Mark
Hanshe, Rainer J.

Paperback

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $21.00

ISBN10: 1940625807
ISBN13: 9781940625805
Publisher: Contra Mundum Press
Published: Dec 4 2025
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Rilke's Testament opens with the outbreak of WWI, a devastating world event that prevents the poet from returning to the incomparable city of Paris, and which is entwined with his own debilitating crises.

In this decisive period, before which recovery or death waits, Rilke undergoes a kind of auto-da-fé and gives us a record of his failure and achievement. With insights into what he called his peculiar fate, the poet forges a will and testament, which he says will remain his last, even if his heart still faced many years of challenges ahead. Is this the final word on his struggle between love in life and love transformed into the mosaic of art?

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