Der Panther (Untertitel: Im Jardin des Plantes, Paris) ist ein Dinggedicht von Rainer Maria Rilke, das zwischen 1902 und 1903 in der Epoche der klassischen Moderne, speziell des Symbolismus, entstand.In drei Strophen wird ein hinter Gitterstäben gefangener Panther beschrieben, wie er in der Menagerie im Pariser Jardin des Plantes ausgestellt wurde. The latter one, however, does not mainly refer to being imprisoned but, especially, to daily compulsions that are mainly imposed by society or by oneself (household, profession). Es gilt als Dinggedicht, da es einer stimmenlosen Sache hier einem Panther eine Stimme verleiht. The poem “Der Panther“ by Rainer Maria Rilke refers to a panther that Rilke met in Jardin des Plantes, a botanic garden in the southeast of Paris. The expression “dass er nichts mehr hält” (line 2) is also an allusion to the following third stanza.The comparison “wie ein Tanz von Kraft” (line 7) creates the image of a powerful and strong panther. Ein Bild von der äußeren Welt gelangt durch seine Augen direkt in sein Herz.Auffällig ist die monotone Gleichförmigkeit aller drei Strophen. Dieser Artikel behandelt ein Gedicht von Rilke, zu weiteren Bedeutungen siehe The garden has existed since 1626 and is the oldest part of the public science department of research and education Muséum national d’histoire naturelle. It is one of Rilke's most famous poems and has been translated into English many times, including by many distinguished translators of Rilke, like Stephen … However, the scientists let the animals live and established the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, which is the oldest still existing zoological garden.The subject of “Der Panther”, which was written in 1903, is a captured panther and his life in a cage. In the course of the poem, however, only pronouns and descriptions of the animal are used: “sein Blick” (line 1), “ihm ist” (line 3).In the first stanza the word “Stäbe” (line 1,4,5) is repeated three times. The adverb “müde” (tired) stresses that the animal must have lived under this circumstances for a long time. Doch dann wird ein Moment beschrieben, in dem die kreisenden Schritte des Panthers plötzlich aufhören. The paradoxIn line 10 one can find another personification: “Dann geht ein Bild hinein”. Flight seems to be impossible, at least not by one’s own.
The poem consists of three stanzas, each forming a sentence that runs over four lines.In the second stanza the narrator names attributes of the animal: it has a smooth walk full of energy.
July 1, 2020. Fischer hebt dagegen hervor, dass Rilke das Tier als ein Wesen mit Innerlichkeit und relativer Freiheit versteht und macht in seiner Analyse deutlich, dass Rilke den Panther eher im Vorgriff auf das
An ‘ä’-assonanceAnother rhetorical device that is used are personificationsAlso the glance of the panther is personified: “so müde geworden, dass er nichts mehr hält” (line 2). These movements create the image of a still undamaged animal, leaving the option of escape.
Die zweite Strophe zeigt die innere Gefangenschaft des Panthers. To summarise, the poem “Der Panther“ by Rainer Maria Rilke depicts the status of captivity in an impressive way by describing first the animal’s appearance and then its inner feelings. Interesting to notice is that the animal still has its smooth walk (“weicher Gang” line 5). Der Panther-Dichter fühlt sich gelahnt fast blind, er sieht keinen Ausweg. As its inner feelings cannot be approached, the things happening around it do not cause any reaction in him. As the personification previously mentioned, this one as well underlines the panther’s passivity. “Tanz” symbolises high spirits emphasising the potential hidden powers of the animal. From an external view the panther seems to be what it was once, when looking closer at his inner feelings, however, it is not alive anymore.The poem is made of iambic pentametres except of the final line which is written in iambic tetrametres.
Collaborate visually with Prezi Video and Microsoft Teams Occasionally, it perceives something, nevertheless, most of the time the perceiving images do not show any effect as it is not able to react on anything anymore.To sum up, firstly, the glance of the animal is described, secondly, its walk and finally its inner feelings.