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Title page of the first edition
Title page of the first edition
Rilke began writing the first and second elegies at Duino Castle, near Trieste, Italy, after hearing a voice in the wind while walking along the cliff
Rilke began writing the first and second elegies at Duino Castle, near Trieste, Italy, after hearing a voice in the wind while walking along the cliffs.
Rilke completed the Duino Elegies at Château de Muzot in Veyras, Switzerland, in a "boundless storm" of creativity in February 1922.
Rilke completed the Duino Elegies at Château de Muzot in Veyras, Switzerland, in a "boundless storm" of creativity in February 1922.
Rilke in a sketch by Leonid Pasternak
Rilke in a sketch by Leonid Pasternak
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Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard, illustration by William Blake.
Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard, illustration by William Blake.