Rainer Maria Rilke’s Biography between 1910 and 1922 in the context of his 'Duino Elegies' and 'Sonnets to Orpheus'

Erkan Zengin

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Rainer Maria Rilke’s Biography between 1910 and 1922 in the context of his 'Duino Elegies' and 'Sonnets to Orpheus'

Yazarlar:

Erkan Zengin

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alman Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.40 Issue 1, pp.274-288

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001281566

pISSN:

1301-5737

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 Born on December 4, 1875 in Prague, René Rainer Maria Rilke is considered one of the leading representatives of modern German literature. In particular, Duino Laments and Sonnets to Orpheus are characterized as his masterpieces in the field of poetry. However, the writing of these two works took place under very difficult conditions. Rilke was plunged into a deep crisis in 1910, but was able to find peace when he completed Laments and Sonnets in 1922. The intervening years 1910-1922 are the subject of this study. Our aim is to examine how and under what conditions these two masterpieces were written. In these twelve years, Rilke had experiences that left deep traces in his art and were reflected in the motifs of both works. These twelve years are also referred to as Rilkes late period in which he reached maturity and begins after the 1910 publication of the novel The Notes of Malte Lauridds Brigge. Set in Paris, this novel is considered the first modern novel written in the German language. Rilke reached the pinnacle of his art with this novel and the New Poems published before it. However, as soon as Malte Lauridds finished Brigges Notes, Rilke, as noted, fell into a major productivity crisis. The following years were spent trying to overcome this crisis and continue to produce at the same high artistic level. Rilkes first remedy to overcome the crisis was to distract himself by translating. At this time, the desire to travel also showed up. While Rilkes Middle Period 1902-1910 bore the stamp of Paris, his late period after 1910 was marked by his travels and travels. This study mainly deals with these years and aims to show how Rilkes two works, which are considered his masterpieces, came to be despite such displacement. The experiences that left deep traces in Rilkes life and work are discussed throughout the study and reflected from a positivist perspective. According to the order in his biography, the first important trip of Rilke in these years was the 1910 trip to North Africa and Egypt. Rilke was heavily inspired by ancient Egyptian civilization and the vibrant Islam of the Maghreb. As a matter of fact, he managed to write the first lines of Duino Laments in the Duino Castle, where he stayed as a guest in 1912. His second important trip was his trip to Spain in 1912-13. Shortly after returning to Paris from Spain for a while, World War I broke out and Rilke was forced to stay in Germany until 1919. In 1919, however, he left Germany, never to return, and settled in Switzerland where he completed both of his masterpieces in 1922.

 Born on December 4, 1875 in Prague, René Rainer Maria Rilke is considered one of the leading representatives of modern German literature. In particular, Duino Laments and Sonnets to Orpheus are characterized as his masterpieces in the field of poetry. However, the writing of these two works took place under very difficult conditions. Rilke was plunged into a deep crisis in 1910, but was able to find peace when he completed Laments and Sonnets in 1922. The intervening years 1910-1922 are the subject of this study. Our aim is to examine how and under what conditions these two masterpieces were written. In these twelve years, Rilke had experiences that left deep traces in his art and were reflected in the motifs of both works. These twelve years are also referred to as Rilkes late period in which he reached maturity and begins after the 1910 publication of the novel The Notes of Malte Lauridds Brigge. Set in Paris, this novel is considered the first modern novel written in the German language. Rilke reached the pinnacle of his art with this novel and the New Poems published before it. However, as soon as Malte Lauridds finished Brigges Notes, Rilke, as noted, fell into a major productivity crisis. The following years were spent trying to overcome this crisis and continue to produce at the same high artistic level. Rilkes first remedy to overcome the crisis was to distract himself by translating. At this time, the desire to travel also showed up. While Rilkes Middle Period 1902-1910 bore the stamp of Paris, his late period after 1910 was marked by his travels and travels. This study mainly deals with these years and aims to show how Rilkes two works, which are considered his masterpieces, came to be despite such displacement. The experiences that left deep traces in Rilkes life and work are discussed throughout the study and reflected from a positivist perspective. According to the order in his biography, the first important trip of Rilke in these years was the 1910 trip to North Africa and Egypt. Rilke was heavily inspired by ancient Egyptian civilization and the vibrant Islam of the Maghreb. As a matter of fact, he managed to write the first lines of Duino Laments in the Duino Castle, where he stayed as a guest in 1912. His second important trip was his trip to Spain in 1912-13. Shortly after returning to Paris from Spain for a while, World War I broke out and Rilke was forced to stay in Germany until 1919. In 1919, however, he left Germany, never to return, and settled in Switzerland where he completed both of his masterpieces in 1922.

 Born on December 4, 1875 in Prague, René Rainer Maria Rilke is considered one of the leading representatives of modern German literature. In particular, Duino Laments and Sonnets to Orpheus are characterized as his masterpieces in the field of poetry. However, the writing of these two works took place under very difficult conditions. Rilke was plunged into a deep crisis in 1910, but was able to find peace when he completed Laments and Sonnets in 1922. The intervening years 1910-1922 are the subject of this study. Our aim is to examine how and under what conditions these two masterpieces were written. In these twelve years, Rilke had experiences that left deep traces in his art and were reflected in the motifs of both works. These twelve years are also referred to as Rilkes late period in which he reached maturity and begins after the 1910 publication of the novel The Notes of Malte Lauridds Brigge. Set in Paris, this novel is considered the first modern novel written in the German language. Rilke reached the pinnacle of his art with this novel and the New Poems published before it. However, as soon as Malte Lauridds finished Brigges Notes, Rilke, as noted, fell into a major productivity crisis. The following years were spent trying to overcome this crisis and continue to produce at the same high artistic level. Rilkes first remedy to overcome the crisis was to distract himself by translating. At this time, the desire to travel also showed up. While Rilkes Middle Period 1902-1910 bore the stamp of Paris, his late period after 1910 was marked by his travels and travels. This study mainly deals with these years and aims to show how Rilkes two works, which are considered his masterpieces, came to be despite such displacement. The experiences that left deep traces in Rilkes life and work are discussed throughout the study and reflected from a positivist perspective. According to the order in his biography, the first important trip of Rilke in these years was the 1910 trip to North Africa and Egypt. Rilke was heavily inspired by ancient Egyptian civilization and the vibrant Islam of the Maghreb. As a matter of fact, he managed to write the first lines of Duino Laments in the Duino Castle, where he stayed as a guest in 1912. His second important trip was his trip to Spain in 1912-13. Shortly after returning to Paris from Spain for a while, World War I broke out and Rilke was forced to stay in Germany until 1919. In 1919, however, he left Germany, never to return, and settled in Switzerland where he completed both of his masterpieces in 1922.

 4 Aralık 1875te Pragda dünyaya gelen René Rainer Maria Rilke, modern Alman edebiyatın öncü temsilcileri arasında sayılır. Özellikle Duino Ağıtlarıı ve Orpheusa Soneleri onun şiir alanındaki başyapıtları olarak nitelenir. Ancak, söz konusu iki eserin yazımı çok zorlu koşullar altında gerçekleşmiştir. Rilke 1910 yılında derin bir krize sürüklenmiş, ancak Ağıtları ve Soneleri 1922de tamamladığında huzura erebilmiştir. Arada geçen yıllar 1910-1922, bu çalışmanın konusudur. Amacımız, söz konusu iki baş yapıtın nasıl ve hangi şartlarda yazıldığını irdelenmektedir. Rilke bu on iki yılda sanatında derin izler bırakan ve her iki eserin motiflerine yansıyan deneyimler yaşamıştır. Bu on iki yıl, aynı zamanda Rilkenin olgunluğa ulaştığı geç dönemi olarak adlandırılır ve Malte Lauridds Briggenin Notları başlıklı romanın 1910 yılında yayınlanmasından sonra başlar. Pariste geçen bu roman Alman dilinde yazılmış ilk modern roman olarak kabul edilir. Rilke, bu romanla ve ondan önce yayınlanan Yeni Şiirlerle sanatının zirvesine ulaşmasına ulaşmıştır. Ne var ki Malte Lauridds Briggenin Notlarını bitirir bitirmez, belirtildiği gibi Rilke büyük bir üretkenlik krizine girmiştir. Daha sonraki yıllar, bu krizi aşıp aynı yüksek sanatsal düzeyde eser vermeye devam etme çabalamakla geçmiştir. Krizi aşmak için Rilkenin ilk başvurduğu ilk çare, kendini çeviri yaparak oyalamaktı. Bu sıralarda yolculuk etme arzusu da boy göstermiştir. Rilkenin Orta Dönemi 1902-1910 Parisin damgasını taşırken, 1910dan sonraki geç dönemine çıktığı yolculuklar ve gezileri damgasını vurmuştur. Bu inceleme işte bu yılları asıl olarak ele almaktadır ve baş yapıtı sayılan iki eseri Rilkenin bu kadar yer değiştirmesine rağmen nasıl meydana geldiğini göstermeyi amaçlamaktadır. Rilkenin yaşamında ve eserinde derin izler bırakan deneyimler, inceleme boyunca ele alınıp pozitivist bir bakış açısıyla yansıtılmaktadır. Yaşamöyküsündeki sıralamaya göre Rilkenin bu yıllarda çıktığı ilk önemli gezi 1910 yılındaki Kuzey Afrika ve Mısır gezisidir. Eski Mısır uygarlığından ve Mağripteki canlı İslamdan Rilke önemli ölçüde esinlenmiştir. Nitekim 1912de misafir kaldığı Duino şatosunda Duino Ağıtlarıınn ilk dizelerini kaleme almayı başarır. İkinci önemli gezisi 1912-13te çıktığı İspanya gezisidir. İspanyadan bir süre Parise döndükten kısa bir süre sonra, Birinci Dünya Savaşı patlak verir ve Rilke 1919a kadar Almanyada kalmak zorunda kalır. Ancak 1919da bir daha geri dönmemek üzere Almanyayı terk eder ve 1922de her iki başyapıtını tamamlayacağı İsviçreye yerleşir.

Makale detayları

Rainer Maria Rilke’s Biography between 1910 and 1922 in the context of his 'Duino Elegies' and 'Sonnets to Orpheus'

Yazarlar:

Erkan Zengin

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alman Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.40 Issue 1, pp.274-288

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001281566

pISSN:

1301-5737

René (Rainer) Maria Rilke

Orpheus

sonnets

inner restlessness

literary

biography

René (Rainer) Maria Rilke

Orpheus

Soneler

iç huzursuzluk

biyografi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Erkan Zengin

Yayıncı: Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar: Alman Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.40 Issue 1, pp.274-288

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001281566

pISSN: 1301-5737

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Erkan Zengin

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alman Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.40 Issue 1, pp.274-288

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001281566

pISSN:

1301-5737