Dear Friend Rainer Maria Rilke and Paula Modersohn-Becker |
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| Author:
| Torgersen, Eric |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1819-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2000 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1908, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote "Requiem for a Friend" in memory of Paula Modersohn-Becker, the German painter who had profoundly affected him and who had died a year earlier. Although a great modern painter, Modersohn-Becker is remembered primarily as she is portrayed in Rilke's poem. Dear Friend looks at the relationship of two great artists whose often-strained friendship was extraordinary for both.
In 1908, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote "Requiem for a Friend" in memory of Paula Modersohn-Becker, the German painter who had profoundly affected him and who had died a year earlier. Although a great modern painter, Modersohn-Becker is remembered primarily as she is portrayed in Rilke's poem. Dear Friend looks at the relationship of two great artists whose often-strained friendship was extraordinary for both.