Rainer Maria Rilke The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Notebooks of Malte Laurids BriggeCondition: NewEAN: 9780199646036ISBN: 9780199646036Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/12/2016Item Height: 195mmItem Length: 130mmItem Width: 16mmTranslator: Robert VilainContributor: Robert Vilain (Translated by)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0199646031Description: 'An indescribable, aching, futile longing for myself'The young Danish aristocrat Malte Laurids Brigge has been left rootless by the early death of his parents. Now living in Paris, Malte begins to record his life in a series of loosely connected notes, diary entries, prose poems, parables and stories, ostensibly collected by a fictional editor to form the Notebooks. Focusing on Malte's observations and experiences in the present, recollections of his childhood and family, and his reflections on historical events, these notes in highly crafted poetic prose explore the themes of life in the metropolis, poverty, sickness and death, love, memory and time, and perception and language. The only extended prose work by the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is a landmark in the development of the twentieth-century novel. It marks a radical departure from nineteenth-century realism, transcending conventions of linear narrative to reflect a consciousness in crisis, and an archetypal confrontation with the modern.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsTopic: Classic FictionAuthor: Rainer Maria RilkeItem Weight: 206gRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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