While visiting Russia in his twenties, Rainer Maria Rilke was moved by the monastic practice of following a book of hours: a collection of psalms and prayers offered throughout the day. When Rilke returned to Germany, he put down on paper what he felt were spontaneously received prayers. The poems address many urgent concerns, such as spirituality in the face of the decline of organized religion, and the sufferings of war, poverty, and disease.
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While visiting Russia in his twenties, Rainer Maria Rilke was moved by the monastic practice of following a book of hours: a collection of psalms and prayers offered throughout the day. When Rilke returned to Germany, he put down on paper what he felt were spontaneously received prayers. The poems address many urgent concerns, such as spirituality in the face of the decline of organized religion, and the sufferings of war, poverty, and disease.
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Add this copy of Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God to cart. $30.11, good condition, Sold by Goodwill of Silicon Valley rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Jose, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Riverhead Hardcover.
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Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in Good condition! Any other included accessories are also in Good condition showing use. Use can include some highlighting and writing page and cover creases as well as other types visible wear.
Add this copy of Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God to cart. $26.14, good condition, Sold by oblivion books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Riverhead Hardcover.
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Good Hardcover. NO dust jacket [Jacket is missing from our copy. Image shown in listing is a Stock Image photo. ] Previous owner gift inscription to front free endpaper and rear free endpaper has some ink notes on the poems. Clean text--NO writing, NO highlighting to text. Wear to cover in the form of bumps to extremities and some surface rubbing to panels. Good and useful reading copy.
Add this copy of Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God to cart. $69.77, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Riverhead Hardcover.
Add this copy of Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God to cart. $105.72, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Riverhead Hardcover.
Add this copy of Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God to cart. $156.21, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Riverhead Hardcover.
