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The dear God
the dear God
also: der liebe Gott, God the Father, Gottvater
'The dear God' (der liebe Gott), the folk-and-nursery name for God that frames the whole book; in these tales he is a near, fallible, fatherly maker whose creation goes comically and movingly awry.
Reading notes
- The Last Ones §55 God
God here is the Creator of Genesis; Kasimir's heresy is that God, having finished his work and rested, proved to be 'no artist'---for the true artist never completes.
- Stories of God §2 dear God
'The dear God' (der liebe Gott): the affectionate, nursery-and-folk name for God that gives the book its title and frame; Rilke keeps the children's-catechism warmth rather than a doctrinal register.
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Stories of God
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