Letters to a Young Poet

by

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Letters to a Young Poet Characters

Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke was an Austrian writer best known for his poetry. Letters to a Young Poet is a collection of ten letters written by Rilke to a young man, Franz Xaver Kappus, between… read analysis of Rainer Maria Rilke

Franz Xaver Kappus (The Young Poet)

Franz Xaver Kappus was an Austrian writer and military officer. He was 19 when he decided to write a letter to Rainer Maria Rilke, whose poetry he greatly admired. Letters to a Young Poetread analysis of Franz Xaver Kappus (The Young Poet)

Professor Horaček

Professor Horaček was one of Franz Xaver Kappus’s professors at the military academy in the Austrian city of Wiener Neustadt. Horaček also taught Rainer Maria Rilke when the poet was a young man attending… read analysis of Professor Horaček