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judemoon's review against another edition
5.0
tengo la sensación de que voy a guardar estas cartas dentro de mí durante mucho tiempo, llenan de luz cualquier rincón que encuentren.
marathonreader's review
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informative
inspiring
reflective
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slow-paced
4.0
We return to Rilke's concepts of solitude, of friendship, of art... and conversations confirming train times when he and Lou Andreas-Salome will meet. My favourite letter sees Rilke speaking of someone in his acquaintance, who is so observant of the people and world around him, despite being solitary in his house, and how Rilke says that he gained his observance through his craft. I'm not summarizing this well, but this again confirms the fact that, as much as Rilke speaks of the sacredness of solitude and being alone, inside oneself, he does not express this as an act against society or in misanthropy.
One of the challenges in loving Rilke's work, to me, is how he turned away, often, from his wife and child for his work. But he addresses, in two letters here, his recognition of his absence as a father and how he does feel bad. As well, there's a point where he seems to go on a secondary anniversary for a long time with his wife. So this helped me navigate that tension between artist and craft.
One of the challenges in loving Rilke's work, to me, is how he turned away, often, from his wife and child for his work. But he addresses, in two letters here, his recognition of his absence as a father and how he does feel bad. As well, there's a point where he seems to go on a secondary anniversary for a long time with his wife. So this helped me navigate that tension between artist and craft.
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