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This chapter is a close reading of Rilke’s “Primal Sound” essay. It derives imagery that will be used as a model for creative labor for the rest of the book. In his childhood science classroom, Rilke builds a phonograph out of simple things found around the room. They record themselves and listen, which creates a synesthetic moment for the young Rilke: he sees the scratches in the wax and hears them producing sound. It is also an early instance in his life of hearing a Thing speak, this time literally and not poetically. This inspires him for his later project, which is to allow Things to speak through poetry. Furthermore, Rilke wants to be like the phonograph, picking up vibrations around him and letting them flow through his pen. |
