


Conditions and Exceptions apply.Īn Elegy is a song of lamentation, often written in an elegiac metre, especially a lament for the dead, though the term is often vaguely used of other poetry. This work may be freely reproduced, stored and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any non-commercial purpose.

Published as ‘ The Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke’, ISBN-10: 1512129461, May 2015. Made available in the United Kingdom, 2009, via the Poetry in Translation website. This commentary, the Duino Elegies, and others of Rilke's poems are all available to browse or download. ‘Eternal Spring’ - Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 - 1917), The Los Angeles County Museum of Art A Line-by-Line Commentary on Rilke’s Duino Elegies
