Rilkeana

Rilkeana

English

Etymology

Rilke +‎ -ana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɪl.keɪˈɑːnə/
• Hyphenation: Ril‧ke‧a‧na
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

Rilkeana pl (plural only)

1. Belongings, manuscripts, and other items reminding of the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
   • 2018 January 9, La Cazalla de Ronda, Tajo del Abanico, Ronda, Malaga, “Things to Do in Ronda”, in Ronda: An Inspiration for Writers and Artists, and La Cazalla: The Perfect Writer’s Retreat‎:

     In the first decades of the 20th century, the famous German poet Rainer Maria Rilke spent extended periods in Ronda, where he kept a permanent room at the Hotel Reina Victoria (built in 1906). His room remains to this day as he left it: a mini-museum of Rilkeana.

2. Poetry composed in a manner reminiscent of Rainer Maria Rilke, or else dealing with themes similar to those of Rilke's poetry.

   'Rilkeana: variações elegíacas' ('Rilkeana: Elegiac Variations') is a 1999 collection of poems by Ana Hatherly first published in Lisbon by Assírio & Alvim.