Submission Date
7-24-2015
Document Type
Paper- Restricted to Campus Access
Department
English
Faculty Mentor
Rebecca Jaroff
Project Description
My research focuses on the poetry of Dreamcrowned, the third collection of verse published by Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Obscure and untranslated into English until 2010, Dreamcrowned is generally ignored or skimmed over in discussions of Rilke’s literary canon. Although it’s clearly the work of an amateur poet, Dreamcrowned marks a watershed moment in Rilke’s life and work. In this essay I discuss the exploration of spirituality and nature in Rilke’s work, his philosophy on the meaning of art, the relationship between poetry and the poet’s personal life, what can be gained from studying an artist’s early works, and the relationship of Dreamcrowned with all of these.
Recommended Citation
Rus, Anne K., "The Bell in the Forgotten Chapel: An Examination of Rilke’s Dreamcrowned in the Trajectory of his Life and Work" (2015). English Summer Fellows. 4.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/english_sum/4
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Available to Ursinus community only.
Comments
Presented during the 17th Annual Summer Fellows Symposium, July 24, 2015 at Ursinus College.