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''The Book of Images'' (german: Das Buch der Bilder) is a collection of poetry by the
''The Book of Images'' (german: Das Buch der Bilder) is a collection of poetry by the Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
n-Austrian
Austrian may refer to:
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poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), shortened to Rainer Maria Rilke (), was an Austrian poet and novelist. He has been acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, and is widely recogni ...
(1875-1926). It was first published in 1902 by Axel Juncker Verlag.
It consists of individual poems written from 1899 and forward. An extended version was published in 1906, after Rilke had written ''The Book of Hours
''The Book of Hours'' (german: Das Stunden-Buch) is a collection of poetry by the Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926). The collection was written between 1899 and 1903 in three parts, and first published in Leipzi ...
'', with which scholars link ''The Book of Images'' as a phase in the poet's writing.
See also
* 1902 in poetry *Austrian literature
Austrian literature () is mostly written in German, and is closely connected with German literature.
Origin and background
From the 19th century onward, Austria was the home of novelists and short-story writers, including Adalbert Stifter, ...
References
1902 books Austro-Hungarian culture Poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke Poetry collections {{Poetry-stub