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| Rilke, Rainer Maria |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ril·ke |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r l k |
| DATES: | 1875–1926 |
| German poet whose verse, often marked by a mystic lyricism and precise imagery, profoundly influenced 20th-century German literature. His collections include The Book of Hours (1905) and The Duino Elegies (1923).
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