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

Rainer Maria Rilke, “Archaic Torso of Apollo” (poets.org/poem/archaic-torso-apollo)

Peter Sloterdijk, You Must Change Your Life (bookshop.org/a/18799/9780745649221)

Michel Foucault, The Order of Things (bookshop.org/a/18799/9780679753353)

He Man (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man), superhero

Munich Terrorist Photo (npr.org/2022/09/04/1116641214/munich-olympics-…)

Albert Camus, The Rebel (bookshop.org/a/18799/9780679733843)

Franz Kafka, "The Trial" (kafka-online.info/the-trial.html) and “In the Penal Colony" (kafka-online.info/in-the-penal-colony.html)

Auguste Rodin, (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin) French sculptor

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