Rilke, modernism and poetic tradition / Judith Ryan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryan, Judith, 1943- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in German.

Cambridge studies in German

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926--Criticism and interpretation.

Rilke, Rainer Maria.

Modernism (Aesthetics)--Germany.

Modernism (Aesthetics).

Aesthetics, Modern--20th century.

Aesthetics, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 256 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Rilke, Modernism & Poetic Tradition

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If the rise of modernism is the story of a struggle between the burden of tradition and a desire to break free of it, then Rilke's poetic development is a key example of this tension at work. Taking a sceptical view of Rilke's own myth of himself as a solitary genius, Judith Ryan reveals how deeply his writing is embedded in the culture of its day. She traces his often desperate attempts to grapple with problems of fashion, influence and originality as he shaped his career during the crucial decades in which modernism was born. This 1999 book was the first systematic study of Rilke's trajectory from aestheticism to modernism as seen through the lens of his engagement with poetic tradition and the visual arts. It is full of surprising discoveries about individual poems. Above all, it shifts the terms of the debate about Rilke's place in modern literary history.

Contents:

Introduction: Rilke's writing desk

Fashioning the self

Arts and crafts

Writing troubles

The modernist turn

Conclusion: Restorative modernism.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

1-107-11823-9

0-511-00404-4

1-280-15694-5

0-511-11808-2

0-511-14990-5

0-511-30991-0

0-511-48586-7

0-511-04879-3

OCLC:

475870390