Letters to a Young Poet
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All Characters Rainer Maria Rilke Franz Xaver Kappus (The Young Poet) Professor Horaček
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All Terms Jens Peter Jacobsen Richard Dehmel
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Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke
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  • Introduction
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  • Letter 3
  • Letter 4
  • Letter 5
  • Letter 6
  • Letter 7
  • Letter 8
  • Letter 9
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Themes
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  • Solitude and Difficulty Theme Icon
    Solitude and Difficulty
  • Art, Life, and Uncertainty Theme Icon
    Art, Life, and Uncertainty
  • Patience and Self-Assurance Theme Icon
    Patience and Self-Assurance
  • Mentorship and Guidance Theme Icon
    Mentorship and Guidance
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Characters
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  • Rainer Maria Rilke
  • Franz Xaver Kappus (The Young Poet)
  • Professor Horaček
Terms
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  • Jens Peter Jacobsen
  • Richard Dehmel
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    The Sonnet
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Jens Peter Jacobsen

Jens Peter Jacobsen was a Danish writer who lived from 1847 to 1885. He is known for popularizing the Naturalist literary movement in Denmark. Rainer Maria Rilke admired his writing, taking a special interest in… read analysis of Jens Peter Jacobsen

Richard Dehmel

Richard Dehmel was a popular German poet who lived from 1863 to 1920. Although Rilke enjoyed Dehmel’s poetry, both he and Kappus thought that Dehmel wrote a bit too feverishly and passionately. read analysis of Richard Dehmel
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