Rilke in Paris

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One of the most significant German-language poets of the last century offers a compelling portrait of Parisian life, art, and culture at the beginning of the 20th century In 1902, the young German writer Rainer Maria Rilke traveled to Paris to write a monograph on the sculptor Auguste Rodin. He returned many times over the course of his life, by turns inspired and appalled by the city's high culture and low society, and his writings give a fascinating insight into Parisian art and culture in the last century. Paris was a lifelong source of inspiration for Rilke. Perhaps most significantly,…