Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and novelist
ποΈDecember 4, 1875 - December 29, 1926
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πBiography
Rainer Maria Rilke was a Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist, widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets and a key figure in modernism.
πMajor Works & Achievements
- β¦Wrote 'Duino Elegies'
- β¦Wrote 'Sonnets to Orpheus'
- β¦Pioneer of modernist literature
π¬Famous Quotes
"Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.
"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
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