{"product_id":"auguste-rodin","title":"Auguste Rodin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuguste Rodin (1840–1917) had been widely known for decades when the young Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke traveled to Paris to interview him for an essay to be published in a German art book series. Intensely sensitive to art, and in particular to the irreducible power of objects, Rilke responded to Rodin’s work in prose of great lyricism and clarity. His essay, a sustained and deeply personal meditation on Rodin’s sculpture, was published in 1903. Loosely structured around a chronology of Rodin’s life, it serves as an engaging introduction to both the sculpture of Rodin and the maturing sensibility of its author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRilke stayed on to work as Rodin’s secretary, in one of the most intriguing apprenticeships in the annals of twentieth-century culture; the second volume of his breakthrough collection \u003cem\u003eNew Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (1908) would be dedicated to the sculptor who so deeply influenced it. The Rodin essay, meanwhile, was met with great acclaim in Germany, selling tens of thousands of copies during the poet’s lifetime. It is published here in the original English translation of 1919 by an American poet and artist, Jessie Lemont, and her husband, Hans Trausil, both of whom knew Rilke and Rodin well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn introduction by the scholar Alexandria Parigoris situates the essay in the context of both men’s work and assesses its enduring value today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), widely considered one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, is best known for the lyric sequences the \u003cem\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSonnets to Orpheus\u003c\/em\u003e. Alexandra Parigoris teaches history at the University of Leeds, where she is Henry Moore Fellow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 pages \u003cbr\u003e4 1\/2 x 5 3\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003e17 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-561-7\u003cbr\u003epaperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Lives of the Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/146044365?cache=1773168466#mode-Light\u0026amp;border-000000\u0026amp;progress-000000\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165px\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50820173136011,"sku":"vof1792579575078","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/5872\/7051\/files\/auguste-rodin_1.jpg?v=1792579580","url":"https:\/\/steporadesign.shop\/products\/auguste-rodin","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}