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Das Stunden-Buch
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Creators: Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) "Das Stunden-Buch" by Rainer Maria Rilke is a collection of poetry written between 1899 and 1903. This three-part cycle emerged from Rilke's transformative journeys to Russia, where he encountered vast landscapes and deep Orthodox spirituality. Through dreamy, melodic verses, Rilke engages in an intimate dialogue with a pantheistic God—sometimes neighbor, sometimes distant mystery. The work explores themes of monasticism, pilgrimage, poverty, and death, establishing Rilke's reputation as a religious poet while showcasing his distinctive musicality and turn-of-the-century aesthetic sensibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1085