Rilke’s Starry Women

With 12 colour illustrations
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Rilke’s Starry Women / Rilkes Sternenfrauen
With 12 colour illustrations

»You alone are real.«

Portraits of the important women in Rilke’s life: as a sculptor, a poet, a patron of the arts and a dancer in their own right

Rainer Maria Rilke reflected in the female gaze

Rainer Maria Rilke was not a handsome man; nevertheless, women of different status, ages and lifestyles wanted to get close to him. What fascinated them was not just his souful gaze and his androgynous tenderness but mainly his ability to conceive of reality in an unfamiliar way and to give expression to this not just in his poetry but also in his personal dealings. Ursula Voß identifies many new facets of the poet in his reflection in the female gaze while commemorating the women that...
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Rainer Maria Rilke was not a handsome man; nevertheless, women of different status, ages and lifestyles wanted to get close to him. What fascinated them was not just his souful gaze and his androgynous tenderness but mainly his ability to conceive of reality in an unfamiliar way and to give expression to this not just in his poetry but also in his personal dealings. Ursula Voß identifies many new facets of the poet in his reflection in the female gaze while commemorating the women that inspired and supported him and were, in turn, inspired by him – be it friends, companions, lovers or benefactros – in this book at the same time.
2023, 151 pages
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Ursula Voß was born in Berlin and now lives in Cologne. After studying English studies and Romance philology, she taught at a secondary school. Voß is the author of numerous books and a founding member of the Marcel Proust Society. In 2021, she received the Marcel-Proust-Preis.
Ursula Voß was born in Berlin and now lives in Cologne. After studying English studies and Romance philology, she taught at a secondary school....