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Author: Rilke
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: Rilke was an outstanding Austrian poet who had a significant impact on the European poetic scene. Due to his deep influence from French Symbolism, his ideology was essentially idealistic. Fortunately, during his transition from youth to middle age, he encountered the radiant and fulfilling realist works of the greatest modern European sculptor, Rodin, and was deeply impressed. He even dared to volunteer as Rodin's assistant secretary in Paris, serving in Rodin's studio for nearly a decade until the outbreak of the World War. Rilke was an outstanding Austrian poet who had a profound influence on the European poetic scene. Due to his deep influence from French Symbolism, his ideology was essentially idealistic. Fortunately, during his transition from youth to middle age, he encountered the radiant and fulfilling realist works of the greatest modern European sculptor, Rodin, and was deeply impressed. He even dared to volunteer as Rodin's assistant secretary in Paris, serving in Rodin's studio for nearly a decade until the outbreak of the World War. During his time as secretary, Rilke gained a comprehensive and profound understanding of Rodin. Therefore, the two essays by Rilke included in this book on the personality and works of Rodin are extremely insightful and thorough.