The spirit of the 1890s found its most uniquely characteristic expression in the work of this poet. Generally accepted as having been the young `Scandinavian in Paris' whom Rilke used as a model for the eponymous hero of...The spirit of the 1890s found its most uniquely characteristic expression in the work of this poet. Generally accepted as having been the young `Scandinavian in Paris' whom Rilke used as a model for the eponymous hero of Malte Laurids Brigge, Obstfel