The correspondence 1st edition by rilke, rainer maria, andreas salome, lou 2006 hardcover on. She commuted between artistic circles in berlin, vienna. A biography of the woman who inspired freud, nietzsche, and rilke is set in the backdrop of the european cultural revolution at the turn of the last century. With nicole heesters, katharina lorenz, liv lisa fries, helena pieske. Petersburg, russia to parents of french huguenot and northern german descent. I devoured the book whole, and found myself inspired by rilke s early uncertanties, and the almost frighteningly composed replies of his one time lover, now become mentor. The stack of books i mean to read gets taller by the day. Boeken van lou andreassalome koop je eenvoudig online bij. A russianborn psychoanalyst and author, her diverse interests led to influential relationships with an array of intellectuals, including nietzsche, freud, and rilke. Buy rainer maria rilke by lou andreassalome from waterstones today.
Rainer maria rilke by lou andreassalome waterstones. Lou andreassalome heeft intens geleefd, ze heeft gereisd, gestudeerd. Andreassalome was rilkes most trusted confidante and, in many ways. Lou andreassalome was a russianborn psychoanalyst and a welltraveled author, narrator, and essayist from a russiangerman family. I can only say that i was happy to the point of giddiness to discover the recently published letters between rilke and andreas salome. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The woman who charmed nietzsche, freud and rilke aleph. Lou salome 18611937 was the author of ibsens heroines, freud, rilke, and other books. With more than twentyfive years of correspondence between two old scribblers, worldrenowned writer rainer maria rilke and his soundingboard, onetime lover, friend and mentor lou andreassalome. Salome explores the finite intricacies of sensuality and the bliss of uncorrupted although vaguely pedophilic love. Her books on nietzsche and on rilke are major studies. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Rainer maria rilke and lou andreassalome ars, arte et. One of the volumes that has been there for quite some time is a book by a friend irvin yalom s celebrated when nietzsche wept.
For englishspeakers, the best introduction to her work is the short story collection, the human family, translated by raleigh whitinger. Stumbling onto this book her carefully crafted tribute to her friend, former lover and fellow museer. Explore books by lou andreassalome with our selection at. Despite engaging with the most privileged minds of the time, today she is virtually unknown a fact that. Interest in her life of passion and her writings have grown since the release of the film in 2016 in love with lou about her relationship with rilke. Her diverse intellectual interests led to friendships with an astounding array of luminaries, including nietzsche, wagner, freud, and rilke. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Lou andreas salome has remained largely unknown to the european public unlike men in her life such as rilke, nietzsche and freud. The erotic andreassalome, lou 9781412853842 amazon.
I held myself too open i forgotthat outside not just things exist and animalsfully at ease in themselves whose eyes. Edward snow is an awardwinning translator of the poetry and prose of. Although lou andreassalome is best known today for her relationships with these three men of genius, she was well known in her own right during the early years of this century as both a writer and a psychoanalyst. Her three principal conquests nietzsche, rilke, and freud clearly exceed in distinction.
In this neverbeforetranslated collection of letters spanning almost thirty years, the poet rainer maria rilke and lou andreassalome, a writer and intellectual fourteen years his senior, pen a relationship that moves from that of lovers to that of mentor and protege. Siegfried mandel was a professor of philosophy at the university of colorado and the author of nietzsche and the jews. Petersburg, lou andreas salome 18611937 was a writer, thinker and psychoanalyst who figured in the most prominent intellectual circles of late 19 th century europe. Rainer maria rilke to lou andreassalome i held myself too open, i forgot that outside not just things exist and animals fully at ease in themselves, whose eyes reach from their lives roundedness no differently than portraits do from frames. Aiken similarly commented that the sonnets to orpheus. I discuss the retrospective on his career as a psychiatrist. In this collection of letters, a finalist for the pen usa translation award, the poet rainer maria rilke and lou andreassalome, a writer and intellectual fourteen years his senior, pen a relationship that spans thirty years and shifting boundaries. Ze kreeg in grotere kring bekendheid door haar boeken over nietzsche en rilke. Psychoanalyst, writer, nietzsches student, freuds close friend, rilkes muse, free, unknown. Although lou andreassalome is best known today for her relationships. One of her books is entitled the erotic, available in paperback.
Rainer maria rilkelou andreassalome, briefwechsel, edited by ernst pfeiffer, insel, 1952. He would become one of the most important poets of the twentieth century. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The hardcover of the rainer maria rilke and lou andreas salome. Rainer maria rilke 18751926 is one of the greatest poets who ever wrote in the german language. Salome was a prolific writer, and penned several littleknown novels, plays, and essays. The field of psychoanalysis would not have developed in the way it did without lou andreassalome.
We cannot understand freuds rationalism or his antireligious sensibility without salomes writings. However their high opinion of rilke serves to diminish lou andreassalome, who happened to be the reason i wanted to read this correspondence. Rilke wrote a poem called to lou andreassalome i held myself too open, i forgot that outside not just things exist and animals fully at ease in themselves, whose eyes reach from their lives roundedness no differently than portraits do from frames. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was the toast of vienna for its annual ein stadt. Lou andreassalome, the first woman psychoanalyst, on. Ein buch event a decade ago and also the subject of the second book haven post ever. Her novels and criticism challenged readers to rethink gender roles, and she became a pioneering psychoanalyst. Despite engaging with the most privileged minds of the time, today she is virtually unknown a fact that forces us to question the validity of fame. The correspondence 1st edition by rilke, rainer maria, andreas salome. Lou andreassalome 18611937 is an important figure in the lives of many western thinkers and artists. I discovered rainer rilke several years ago and after happening onto his diaries i was always curious about lou andreassalome. The exchange of letters over years between rilke and lou is available as a book. Rainer maria rilke and lou andreassalome hardcover.