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This event is in the past.It took place on February 17, 2026 at Fisher Center at Bard.

Upcoming at Fisher Center at Bard
No, my dear Rilke!: On Rilke’s Flirtations with Mussolini and Fascism 1
Literature Talk
No, my dear Rilke!: On Rilke’s Flirtations with Mussolini and Fascism 2
No, my dear Rilke!: On Rilke’s Flirtations with Mussolini and Fascism 3
No, my dear Rilke!: On Rilke’s Flirtations with Mussolini and Fascism 4
No, my dear Rilke!: On Rilke’s Flirtations with Mussolini and Fascism 5

No, my dear Rilke!: On Rilke’s Flirtations with Mussolini and Fascism

At Fisher Center at Bard

Annandale-On-Hudson

Reconsider the "secret king of the German soul" through his little-known letters praising Mussolini. Hans-Peter Kunisch unpacks Rilke's uncomfortable political dalliances in this provocative 150th anniversary discussion.

Literary scholarship
Historical reexamination
Poetry & politics

Tips

🎭"What a beautiful speech by Mr. Mussolini!"
✍️"No, my dear Rilke!" — the anarchist's reply

Fisher Center at Bard

60 Manor Ave, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504, USA

+1 845-758-7900

www.bard.edu

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