Rilke's Duino Elegies: An Interpretation Format:E-book develops the characters of his

develops the characters of his 1930 novel What Was Lost—Alain Forcas and his sister

More than a mere analysis of the history of ideas

Building on the theology of Thomas Aquinas in particular (and anticipating the teachings of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI)

Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) served as Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church from 2005 until his resignation in 2013

Rilke's Duino Elegies: An Interpretation Format:E-book develops the characters of hisBy Romano Guardini Rilkes Duino Elegies: An Interpretation is the product of Romano Guardinis longstanding preoccupation with that passionate and enigmatic poem. The Duino Elegies express the fundamental perceptions and ideas of perhaps the most lyrical German poet of modern times. Subtle in its reading and sensitive in its exposition of the subject matter, Guardinis Interpretation is an unparalleled treatment of both Rilke the poet and Rilke the