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Franz Xaver Kappus

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Young poet and military officer who corresponded with Rilke, expressing feelings of isolation and disillusionment with his profession.

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"when his interlocutor, Franz Xaver Kappus, complains of feeling isolated from those around him, Rilke consoles him by pointing out 'their activities are wretched, their vocations petrified and no longer connected to life'"
Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet - A poignant ode to solitude · u/the-woman-respecter · ↑35 · 2023-04-24
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