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Humphries, Rolfe | December 24, 1949 issue

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This article focuses on the book "Rilke and Benvenuta," by Magda von Hattingberg. The book is a not quite unilateral account of an idyl, or incident, of poet Rainer Maria Rilke's middle years, pathetic or ludicrous, enlightening or exasperating, depending on one's sympathies and mood at the moment. There is one memorable picture of the poet as seen through the eyes and understanding of his patroness, Princess Marie of Thurn and Taxi, which reveals, if the Hattingberg chronicle is trustworthy, not only the character of the poet but the wisdom of the princess. The general mawkishness of the book is pretty formidable.

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RILKE & Benvenuta (Book); BOOKS; VON Hattingberg, Magda; RILKE, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926; POETS; BIOGRAPHY
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