Subjectivity and existential problems in 'The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge' by Reiner Maria Rilke, and in 'A Moment of True Feeling' by Peter Handke

Abstract

This article analyses The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (1910) by Rainer Maria Rilke and A Moment of True Feeling (1975) by Peter Handke, aiming to demonstrate that the protagonists of the two works are trying to overcome existential problems through the subjectivist perception of reality. The article demonstrates how Rilke and Handke referred to subjectivity in their works listed above. The comparison of The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge and A Moment of True Feeling reveals Handke’s attitude to the concept proposed by Rilke.

Keywords

• Reiner Maria Rilke
• Peter Handke
• modernizm
• egzystencjalizm
• subiektywizm
• współczesna literatura austriacka