Episode 147: You Must Change Your Life
Rainer Maria Rilke's poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo" ends on a note that has puzzled and inspired readers for more than a century: "For there is no place that does not see you. You must change your life." In this episode, JF and Phil search for the meaning of this ethico-aesthetic imperative that Rilke heard resounding from a fragment of Greek statuary. This episode is special because the hosts were able to record it in person while on a writing retreat in Western Quebec.
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REFERENCES
\n\nRainer Maria Rilke, \u201cArchaic Torso of Apollo\u201d
\nPeter Sloterdijk, You Must Change Your Life
\nMichel Foucault, The Order of Things
\nHe Man, superhero
\nMunich Terrorist Photo
\nAlbert Camus, The Rebel
\nFranz Kafka, "The Trial" and \u201cIn the Penal Colony"
\nAuguste Rodin, French sculptor