{"product_id":"rilke-the-last-inward-man-9781782277248","title":"Rilke: The Last Inward Man","description":"\u003cb\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\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782277248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lesley Chamberlain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42268608626869,"sku":"9781782277248","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b9676696-8030-423c-8503-9f762abec5c5.jpg?v=1657033182","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rilke-the-last-inward-man-9781782277248","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}