{"product_id":"rilke-the-last-inward-man-9781782277248","title":"Rilke: The Last Inward Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lesley Chamberlain\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary Figures\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.","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086100586647,"sku":"9781782277248","price":1085.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781782277248.webp?v=1767638721","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rilke-the-last-inward-man-9781782277248","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}