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The Notebooks Of Malte Laurids Brigge By Rainer Maria Rilke
(Paperback, 2016)
'An indescribable aching futile longing for myself' The young Danish aristocrat Malte Laurids Brigge has been left rootless by the early death of his parents Now living in Paris Malte begins to record his life in a series of loosely connected notes diary entries prose poems parables and stories ostensibly collected by a fictional editor to form the Notebooks Focusing on Malte's observations and experiences in the present recollections of his childhood and family and his reflections on historical events these notes in highly crafted poetic prose explore the themes of life in the metropolis poverty sickness and death love memory and time and perception and language The only extended prose work by the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is a landmark in the
development of the twentieth-century novel It marks a radical departure from nineteenth-century realism transcending conventions of linear narrative to reflect a consciousness in crisis and an archetypal confrontation with the modern ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more
development of the twentieth-century novel It marks a radical departure from nineteenth-century realism transcending conventions of linear narrative to reflect a consciousness in crisis and an archetypal confrontation with the modern ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more
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