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Rodin and Literature: Dante to Rilke

Explore how poets and writers informed Rodin’s thinking—from Dante’s Inferno to Rilke’s meditations in the studio.

10/30/2025
9 min read
Open book with sculpture silhouette in soft light

Rodin’s studio was a library of voices. Dante, Baudelaire, and Rilke colored the clay.


Three Anchors

  • Dante: architecture for the Gates.
  • Baudelaire: modernity and correspondences.
  • Rilke: attention as a form of love.
Author Rodin’s Take
Dante Moral topography
Baudelaire Urban feeling
Rilke Seeing anew

Words become matter when attention deepens.

Read a poem in the garden; then look again.

Autor

Cultural Historian

Cultural Historian

Como amante de arte e flâneur parisiense, criei este guia para fazer sentir o mundo de Rodin — da força do barro ao brilho sereno do mármore.

Tags

Literature
Poets
Writers
Dante
Rilke

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