Rainer Maria Rilke was an Austrian poet and novelist. He is best known for his poetry, for creating new uses of syntax and imagery. His philosophy rejected traditional Christian imagery and settled on beauty, suffering, life, and death. He is widely recognized as a significant writer in German, but he also wrote in French. Rilke … Continue reading Classic Author Focus: Rainer Maria Rilke| The Classics Club
Ahhh. Upon closing the cover of this oft admired book, one can sigh with the relief that it is a sweet story well told. My High School teachers of literature told us that a novel has a beginning, a…| The Classics Club
Ambrose Bierce Whatever happened to Ambrose Bierce? is one of the questions of his life. On the literary side, he is best known for his short stories and as a pioneer in realist fiction. But he was…| The Classics Club