Sorbonne in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Rainer Maria Rilke
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 12, 2025
1. Rainer Maria Rilke Marker
Le poète
Rainer Maria Rilke
habita cette maison
lors de son premier séjour à Paris en août 1902
et l'a évoquée dans son roman
Les Cahiers de Malte Laurids Brigge
What if we started from the beginning to learn the work of love that has always been done for us?"
The poet Rainer Maria Rilke lived in this building during his first stay in Paris in August 1902 and mentioned it in his novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1902.
Location. 48° 50.829′ N, 2° 20.584′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sorbonne. It is on Rue Toullier, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Rue Toullier, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Parloir aux Bourgeois / Parlor of the Citizens (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Peguy (within shouting distance of this marker); La Porte Saint-Jacques / Saint Jacques Gate (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Joaquín Rodrigo (about 90 meters away); Vulpian (about 90 meters away); Gabriel Garcia Marquez (about 90 meters away); Arthur Rimbaud (about 120 meters away); Miklós Radnóti (1909-1944) (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Regarding Rainer Maria Rilke. The initial quote on the marker is from Rilke’s The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, and is part of a larger section that might be translated thusly, “…We are corrupted by superficial pleasure, like all dilettantes, and we are supposed to possess mastery. But what would happen if we despised our successes? What if we began again from
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 12, 2025
2. Rainer Maria Rilke Marker - wide view
Also see . . .
1. Rainer Maria Rilke (Wikipedia). Overview:
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet and novelist. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief. His writings include one novel, several collections of poetry and several volumes of correspondence.(Submitted on April 20, 2025.)
2. The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Wikipedia). Overview:
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, first published as The Journal of My Other Self, is a 1910 novel by Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. The novel was the only work of prose of considerable length that he wrote and published. It is semiautobiographical and is written in an expressionistic style,(Submitted on April 20, 2025.)with existentialist themes. It was conceptualized and written whilst Rilke lived in Paris, mainly inspired by Sigbjørn Obstfelder's A Priest's Diary and Jens Peter Jacobsen's Niels Lyhne.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 12, 20253. Rainer Maria Rilke Marker - wider view
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
