Who has not sat nervously before the stage curtain of his heart?

Wer sass nicht bang vor seines Herzen Vorhang?

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Introspection Vulnerability Fear

Author

Rainer Maria Rilke

Medium

Poem

Language

German

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Czech Republic Europe

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Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. "Die vierte Elegie [Fourth Elegy]." Duineser Elegien [Duino Elegies]. Insel-Verlag, 1923.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Duino Elegies, translated by David Young. W. W. Norton & Company, 2006.

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Speech to the Reichstag, April 26, 1942
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1942 1940s 20th century
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