Vorlage:1961 Rezensionen Rainer Maria Rilkes Deutung des Daseins

• [1961-000] [Englisch] Bernard Murchland: Rezension zu: Guardini, Rilke´s Duino Elegies, in: Commonweal, 75, 1961, S. 321 f. [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=Okw8AAAAMAAJ
  • [1962-000a] [Englisch] Auszug (bis "complicated vision") auch in: Book Review Digest, 58, 1962, S. 491 [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=gkUOAQAAMAAJ:
  • "[...] My one criticism of Guardini, then, would be this: he has a tendency to assess Rilke in terms that Rilke could never have understood. Things may have been better in the Middle Ages, as Guardini strangely enough implies, and relativism may be altogether deplorable. But such canons are not at all fitted to Rilke's complicated vision. America's first and foremost periodical on the liturgy of the Church. In the end Rilke failed. He himself knew that. One cannot ask the angelic for man. The world will not survive without distinctions. Art cannot be a panacea for the dilemmas of modern life. But his failure was of the kind that generates spiritual vision. This is the positive side of Rilke's work as a poet: he always kept the door open on mystery and strove with his powerful talent to explore the realms of the heart. In a world such as ours this is much to be grateful for. When the city is beseiged the best defense is not always available. But in a critical situation any defense is better than none. [...]"
• [1961-000] [Englisch] Edward Quinn: The Philosophy of Rilke: Guardini on the Diuno Elegies, in: The Tablet, 215, 1961, 25. November, 6340, S. ??? [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=auNvoSTSXzQC