Great traveler, lover of the arts, demanding observer, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is the absolute incarnation of the poet. His relationship to the world, to beings and to himself, scrutinized by writing, made him an exceptional correspondent and a spiritual master. In his letters, the author of Duino’s Elegies questions human nature, love, and joy, with an overwhelming acuity and delicacy, committing to love life down to its smallest contradictions.
