Letters on God and Letters to a Young Woman

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Letters on God and Letters to a Young Woman northwestern world classics Northwestern World Classics brings readers the world’s greatest literature. The series features essential new editions of well-known works, lesser-known books that merit reconsideration, and lost classics of fiction, drama, and poetry. Insightful commentary and compelling new translations help readers discover the joy of outstanding writing from all regions of the world. Rainer Maria Rilke Letters on God and Letters to a Young Woman Translated from the German by Annemarie S. Kidder Northwestern University Press ✦ Evanston, Illinois Northwestern University Press www.nupress.northwestern.edu English translation, introductory material, and notes copyright © 2012 by Annemarie S. Kidder. Published 2012 by Northwestern University Press. Letters on God originally published in German by Insel-Verlag under the title Über Gott, copyright © 1933 by Insel-Verlag, Leipzig. Letters to a Young Woman originally published in German by Insel-Verlag under the title Briefe an eine junge Frau, copyright © 1930 by Insel-Verlag, Leipzig. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875–1926. [Über Gott. English] Letters on God ; and, Letters to a young woman / Rainer Maria Rilke ; translated from the German by Annemarie S. Kidder. p. cm. — (Northwestern world classics) “Letters on God originally published in German by Insel-Verlag under the title Über Gott, copyright © 1933 by Insel-Verlag, Leipzig. Letters to a Young Woman originally published in German by InselVerlag under the title Briefe an eine junge Frau, copyright © 1930 by Insel-Verlag, Leipzig.”—T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8101-2740-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875–1926—Correspondence. 2. Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875–1926—Translations into English. 3. Authors, German—20th century—Correspondence. I. Kidder, Annemarie S. II. Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875–1926. Briefe an eine junge Frau. English. III. Title. IV. Series: Northwestern world classics. PT2635.I65A2 2012 831.912—dc23 2012000888 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ...