Archaic Torso of Apollo
by Rainer Maria Rilke
‘Archaic Torso of Apollo’ by Rainer Maria Rilke details the remaining beauty and power of a damage sculpture missing its head and legs.
Rainer Maria Rilke was born René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke in 1875 in Prague. He is one of the best-known German-language poets, publishing several collections of poetry, and one novel, during his lifetime.
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