Who is John L. Mood from Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties, Translations and Considerations of Rainer Maria Rilke and what is their importance?

It is Mood's perspective through which Rilke is surveyed, and his favorite excerpts that are presented. Mood's admiration for Rilke's unabashed proclamation of ideas about feminism and male and female relationships that only began to gain ground in culture in the 1960s when Mood was reading Rilke's work. He is also inspired by his perspective on the importance of continuing one's dedication to learning throughout one's life in the areas of love.