In this blog post, we’ll explore Rainer Maria Rilke’s life and literary career, as well as provide commentary on his major works, organized chronologically and by title. Rilke’s Life and Literature Rainer Maria Rilke was born on December 4, 1875, in Prague. At the time, Prague was the center of German-ruled Bohemia, and Rilke’s family experienced an early rift due to the personality...
R.M. Rilke: What Was His Life and Literature Like?
In this blog post, we will introduce Rainer Maria Rilke’s life and literary works in chronological order. Birth, Family, and Early Education Rainer Maria Rilke was born on December 4, 1875, in Prague. His father, Josef Rilke, was a former officer who retired due to illness and lived a diligent life working for a railway company; his mother, Sophie (or Pia), came from a family with ties to...