The "Spiritual Realism" of Rainer Maria Rilke and H.D.

This essay explores two poets, Rainer Maria Rilke and H.D., as they enact a form of “self-help” or “self-other-help.” Focusing on Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus (1922) and H.D.’s Trilogy (1944-1946), I show how their works echo each other across poems. These poets provide methods of incantation, invocat...

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Main Author: Susan McCabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 2023-12-01
Series:Ex-centric Narratives: Journal of Anglophone Literature, Culture and Media
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Online Access:https://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/ExCentric/article/view/9501