The outward motive was an invitation to lecture in Zurich , but the real reason was the wish to escape the post-war chaos and take up his work on the Duino Elegies once again .
On 11 June 1919 , Rilke travelled from Munich to Switzerland .
The outward motive was an invitation to lecture in Zurich , but the real reason was the wish to escape the post-war chaos and take up Rilke 's work on the Duino Elegies once again .
On 11 June 1919 , Rilke travelled from Munich to Switzerland .