{"product_id":"rilke-the-last-inward-man-hardcover","title":"Rilke: The Last Inward Man - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesley Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive and intimate account of the life and work of the great poet Rilke, exploring the rich interior world he created in his poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Rilke died in 1926, his reputation as a great poet seemed secure. But as the tide of the critical avant-garde turned, he was increasingly dismissed as apolitical, as too inward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRilke: The Last Inward Man\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed critic Lesley Chamberlain uses this charge as the starting point from which to explore the expansiveness of the inner world Rilke created in his poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving together searching insights on Rilke's life, work and reception, Chamberlain casts Rilke's inwardness as a profound response to a world that seemed ever more lacking in spirituality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn works of dazzling imagination and rich imagery, Rilke sought to restore spirit to Western materialism, encouraging not narrow introversion but a heightened awareness of how to live with the world as it is, of how to retain a sense of transcendence within a world of collapsed spiritual certainty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesley Chamberlain is a British writer and critic who has written extensively on German and Russian literature, food and travel. Her published books include \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy Steamer: Lenin and the Exile of the Intelligentsia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Artist: A Close Reading of Sigmund Freud\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMotherland: a Philosophical History of Russia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eNietzsche in Turin\u003c\/i\u003e is also available from Pushkin Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766413525280,"sku":"9781782277248","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/18821c7ba9f795babad2fa8fcee91c4b.webp?v=1780292247","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rilke-the-last-inward-man-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}