While visiting Russia in his twenties, Rainer Maria Rilke was moved by the monastic practice of following a book of hours: a collection of psalms and prayers offered throughout the day. When Rilke returned to Germany, he put down on paper what he felt were spontaneously received prayers. The poems address many urgent concerns, such as spirituality in the face of the decline of organized religion, and the sufferings of war, poverty, and disease.
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While visiting Russia in his twenties, Rainer Maria Rilke was moved by the monastic practice of following a book of hours: a collection of psalms and prayers offered throughout the day. When Rilke returned to Germany, he put down on paper what he felt were spontaneously received prayers. The poems address many urgent concerns, such as spirituality in the face of the decline of organized religion, and the sufferings of war, poverty, and disease.
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Add this copy of Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God to cart. $21.89, good condition, Sold by Seattle Goodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Riverhead Books.
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Book. Octavo, 166 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with red and white lettering. Exterior has mild wear including slight finger marks and minor edge wear. Boards show light wear with faint sunning and lightly bumped spine edges. Very minor foxing inside jacket. Text block has slight foxing to the head edge and very light age toning to the fore/tail edges. First edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column M, ND-M. 1385189. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. A Very Good copy of the first printing of this edition with full number line. Slight creasing to front endpaper. Jacket is Very Good with slight shelfwear.
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