![]() ![]() For further understanding, I include research topics on the study of poetry and artistic awareness from authors such as Longinus, Matthew Arnold, and Martin Buber. With careful analysis and close reading of several of the Duino Elegies poems, as well as comparison to angel characters offered by other poets, including William Blake, John Milton, and Rumi, I attempt to uncover some of the intricacies and the larger meaning of Rilke’s angels. ![]() There is something within the persona of these angels that make Rilke’s poems both intriguing and unsettling-the angels are nearly human they are almost like us, but not quite. ![]() These angelic characters have an uncanny resemblance to the history and longing of the human condition and can be interpreted in many ways based on readers’ personal experiences. The poet Rainer Maria Rilke offers stunning portrayals of angels in his series of poems entitled the Duino Elegies. ![]()
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