![]() ![]() In the later 20th century, his work found new audiences in citations by self-help authors and frequent quotations in television shows, books and motion pictures. Among English-language readers, his best-known works include two poetry collections: Duino Elegies ( Duineser Elegien) and Sonnets to Orpheus ( Die Sonette an Orpheus), a semi-autobiographical novel The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge ( Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge), and a collection of ten letters published posthumously Letters to a Young Poet ( Briefe an einen jungen Dichter). While Rilke is best known for his contributions to German literature, he also wrote in French. ![]() Rilke traveled extensively throughout Europe, finally settling in Switzerland, the inspiration for many of his poems. ![]() His writings include one novel, several collections of poetry and several volumes of correspondence. His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief. ![]() Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), shortened to Rainer Maria Rilke ( German: ), was an Austrian poet and novelist. ![]()
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