Rilke and Russia
by Daria A. Reshetylo-Rothe
The book presents a comprehensive study of the effect of Rainer Maria Rilke's Russian experience upon his creative output. Its focus is the analysis of the specific works of Rilke in which Russian or Ukrainian influence is demonstrated. In order to reach its conclusions the study scrutinizes publications on this topic from the Soviet Union and from the West and also uses previously unpublished material from Lou Andreas-Salome's Russian Diary. The scope of this book is more comprehensive than others on this topic. It focuses on Rilke's entire oeuvre and deals with each work in which the influence of his Russian experience can be demonstrated.
Hardcover
English
Brand New
Table of Contents
Initial Contact with the Slavic World - Easter in Moscow - Russia in Prose Works - The Thread of Continuity
Review
Die Verf. erweist sich als eine genaue Kennerin der Details wie der Zusammenhaenge, ... (August Stahl, Germanistik) Ce livre precis et lisible ... est une excellente mise au point et constituera certainement un bon instrument de travail. (Cl. David, Etudes Germaniques) Reshetylo-Rothe's style is lucid and wonderfully readable. Her research in relation to manuscripts and diaries, as well as her knowledge of Russian history, is exhaustive. This essay is a most welcome addition to the existing Rilke-scholarship. (Susanne Kimball, Seminar)
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