Rilke On Love And Other Difficulties: Translati... Apr 2026

Rilke famously argues that love is not about "merging" but is instead a "day labor" that requires two solitudes to "protect and touch and greet each other".

is a curated anthology of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry and prose, compiled and translated by John J. L. Mood .

The text encourages readers to "live the questions" and embrace the "difficulty" of living and dying with openness. Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translati...

The book concludes with reflections on turning "what is most alien into that which we can most trust," focusing on death, growth, and the necessity of personal solitude. Major Themes

Mood provides introductory essays and connecting commentary that links Rilke's spirituality to sensory experience. Rilke famously argues that love is not about

Passages from Rilke's correspondence that explore love as a "high inducement to the individual to ripen" and "become world for himself".

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Rilke On Love And Other Difficulties (Translation) - Readings