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‘The long experience of love’: A poet’s view of Rainer Maria Rilke
Dr Mark Burrows presenter
A scholar, teacher, translator and poet, Mark Burrows (who travels from Maine USA to be with us), explores themes posed by the great Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926).
Mark says: “As with many symphonic 'ninths' - Beethoven's, Schubert's or Mahler's, for example - Rilke's Ninth Duino Elegy is one of the epochal achievements of European culture. Here, the poet faces the great themes of mortality, temporality and love, affirming the 'hereness' of life as a transcendence that holds us - and all things. Here, too, he stakes his claim that 'there is neither a here nor beyond, but rather a great unity.' What could this possibly mean? We'll explore this claim in conversation with the poet's stirring call to 'praise the world to the angel, and not what's unsayable. . .’”
Venue Access Information:
Parking: Town / street parking only
Closest Car Parks: Water Lane and Lower Kings Road
Disabled Parking: Unfortunately we are unable to guarantee any disabled spaces at this venue
Disabled Access: Unfortunately the Mad Squirrel Brewery function room is not step free
Toilets: Full toilet facilities are available at the brewery
A scholar, teacher, translator and poet, Mark Burrows (who travels from Maine USA to be with us), explores themes posed by the great Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926).
Mark says: “As with many symphonic 'ninths' - Beethoven's, Schubert's or Mahler's, for example - Rilke's Ninth Duino Elegy is one of the epochal achievements of European culture. Here, the poet faces the great themes of mortality, temporality and love, affirming the 'hereness' of life as a transcendence that holds us - and all things. Here, too, he stakes his claim that 'there is neither a here nor beyond, but rather a great unity.' What could this possibly mean? We'll explore this claim in conversation with the poet's stirring call to 'praise the world to the angel, and not what's unsayable. . .’”
Venue Access Information:
Parking: Town / street parking only
Closest Car Parks: Water Lane and Lower Kings Road
Disabled Parking: Unfortunately we are unable to guarantee any disabled spaces at this venue
Disabled Access: Unfortunately the Mad Squirrel Brewery function room is not step free
Toilets: Full toilet facilities are available at the brewery
This events starts at 5pm
Standard Ticket: £10
Standard Ticket: £10
Mad Squirrel Taproom, 104 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2BL
Thu 2 March
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