Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books

Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780393330748
ISBN-13 : 0393330745
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books by : Ted Bishop

Whether describing the shock of holding Virginias Woolf's suicide note in the British Library or the outlaw thrill of cruising small American towns on his Ducati, Bishop mediates with wit and honest on the tangled interplay of life, work, and art.

Riding with Rilke

Riding with Rilke
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780143051312
ISBN-13 : 0143051318
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Riding with Rilke by : Ted Bishop

English professor and motorcycle enthusiast Ted Bishop is taking one last ride before fall term when his bike vibrates out of control and he is flung into a ditch, breaking his back and collapsing his lungs. With limited mobility, Ted finally has time to savour the reading experience. He begins writing about his crash, realizing that two worlds had come together when his head hit the pavement. The more he thinks about it, the more it seems that archival work is the inverse, not the opposite, of motorcycling. Ultimately, what surrounds both reader and rider is silence. In Riding with Rilke, Ted Bishop takes us on the road through some of the richest landscapes in North America and Europe, with numerous stops along the way. Whether describing the archival jolt of holding Virginia Woolf's suicide note in the British Library or the outlaw thrill of cruising Main Street in small-town America on a bike nicknamed “Il Mostro,” Bishop tells a story filled with insight and humour.

Riding with Rilke

Riding with Rilke
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 286
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ISBN-10 : 0393062619
ISBN-13 : 9780393062618
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Riding with Rilke by : Edward Bishop

Ted Bishop chronicles the motorcycle trip he took from Edmonton to Austin just before being seriously injured after losing control of his bike, describing the people and places he encountered along the way and the things he learned about life in the process.

Riding with Rilke

Riding with Rilke
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Publisher : Penguin Canada
Total Pages : 276
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0143051318
ISBN-13 : 9780143051312
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Riding with Rilke by : Ted Bishop

English professor and motorcycle enthusiast Ted Bishop is taking one last ride before fall term when his bike vibrates out of control and he is flung into a ditch, breaking his back and collapsing his lungs. With limited mobility, Ted finally has time to savour the reading experience. He begins writing about his crash, realizing that two worlds had come together when his head hit the pavement. The more he thinks about it, the more it seems that archival work is the inverse, not the opposite, of motorcycling. Ultimately, what surrounds both reader and rider is silence. In Riding with Rilke, Ted Bishop takes us on the road through some of the richest landscapes in North America and Europe, with numerous stops along the way. Whether describing the archival jolt of holding Virginia Woolf's suicide note in the British Library or the outlaw thrill of cruising Main Street in small-town America on a bike nicknamed “Il Mostro,” Bishop tells a story filled with insight and humour.

Riding Hood

Riding Hood
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 26
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ISBN-10 : 1539838595
ISBN-13 : 9781539838593
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Riding Hood by : Rainer Maria Rilke

illustration of a Rainer Maria Rilke`s poem As once the winged energy of delight. Connecting the poem with the fairy child The Little Red Riding Hood.

Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Tradition

Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Tradition
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781139426664
ISBN-13 : 1139426664
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Tradition by : Judith Ryan

If the rise of modernism is the story of a struggle between the burden of tradition and a desire to break free of it, then Rilke's poetic development is a key example of this tension at work. Taking a sceptical view of Rilke's own myth of himself as a solitary genius, Judith Ryan reveals how deeply his writing is embedded in the culture of its day. She traces his often desperate attempts to grapple with problems of fashion, influence and originality as he shaped his career during the crucial decades in which modernism was born. This 1999 book was the first systematic study of Rilke's trajectory from aestheticism to modernism as seen through the lens of his engagement with poetic tradition and the visual arts. It is full of surprising discoveries about individual poems. Above all, it shifts the terms of the debate about Rilke's place in modern literary history.

Letters to a Young Poet

Letters to a Young Poet
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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Total Pages : 118
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ISBN-10 : 9780834843677
ISBN-13 : 0834843676
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Letters to a Young Poet by : Rainer Maria Rilke

A fresh perspective on a beloved classic by acclaimed translators Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy. German poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s (1875–1926) Letters to a Young Poet has been treasured by readers for nearly a century. Rilke’s personal reflections on the vocation of writing and the experience of living urge an aspiring poet to look inward, while also offering sage wisdom on further issues including gender, solitude, and romantic love. Barrows and Macy’s translation extends this compilation of timeless advice and wisdom to a fresh generation of readers. With a new introduction and commentary, this edition places the letters in the context of today’s world and the unique challenges we face when seeking authenticity.

Motorcycle

Motorcycle
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781861894755
ISBN-13 : 1861894759
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Motorcycle by : Steven E. Alford

Easy Rider. Motocross Grand Prix. James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. The motorcycle is a global icon of untamed freedom, symbolizing a daring and reckless lifestyle of adventure. Yet there are few books that chronicle how and when this legendary vehicle roared down the open road. Motorcycle explores the roots of the rebel’s ultimate ride. After early incarnations as a nineteenth-century steam-powered bicycle and multi-wheeled vehicles, the modern motorcycle came into its own as a cheap, mobile military asset during World War I. From there, it rapidly spread through modern culture as a symbol of rebellion and subversive power, and Motorcycle tracks the symbolic role that the bike has played in literature, art, and film. The authors also investigate the international subcultures that revolve around the motorcycle and scooter. They chart the emergence of American biker culture in the 1950s, when decommissioned fighter pilots sought new ways to satiate their desire for thrill and danger, and explore how the motorcycle came to represent the untamed nonconformity of the American West. In contrast, smaller scooters such as the Vespa and moped became the utilitarian vehicle of choice in space-starved metropolises across Europe and Asia. Ultimately, the authors argue, the motorbike is the exemplary Modernist object, dependent on the perfect balance of man and machine. An unprecedented and wholly engrossing account, Motorcycle is an essential reading for the Harley-Davidson roadhog, bike collector, or anyone who’s felt the power of the unmistakable king of the road.

The Cutting Room

The Cutting Room
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Publisher : Canongate Books
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9781847673930
ISBN-13 : 1847673937
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cutting Room by : Louise Welsh

'Unputdownable' Sunday Times 'I was hooked from page one' Guardian When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.

Rilke in Paris

Rilke in Paris
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Publisher : Pushkin Press
Total Pages : 145
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ISBN-10 : 9781782274919
ISBN-13 : 178227491X
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Rilke in Paris by : Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke offers a compelling portrait of Parisian life, art, and culture at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1902, the young German writer Rainer Maria Rilke traveled to Paris to write a monograph on the sculptor Auguste Rodin. He returned many times over the course of his life, by turns inspired and appalled by the city's high culture and low society, and his writings give a fascinating insight into Parisian art and culture in the last century. Paris was a lifelong source of inspiration for Rilke. Perhaps most significantly, the letters he wrote about it formed the basis of his prose masterpiece, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. Much of this work, despite its perennial popularity in French, German, and Italian, has never before been translated into English. This volume brings together a translation of Rilke's essay on poetry, 'Notes on the Melody of Things' and the first English translation of Rilke's experiences in Paris as observed by his French translator.