He would become one of the most important poets of the twentieth century. Lou salome 18611937 was the author of ibsens heroines, freud, rilke, and other books. His most famous works are sonnets to orpheus, the duino elegies, letters to a young poet, the notebooks of malte laurids brigge, and the book of hours lou andreassalome 18611937 is an important figure in the lives of many western thinkers and artists. When rilke first met salome, in 1897, he was twentyone, an aspiring poet, and she was a married woman of thirtysix who had published a multitude of books and essays on philosophical and. They met when he was 21, were lovers for several years and correspondents until rilkes death. Her hymn to life so deeply impressed nietzsche that he was moved to set it to music. Lou salome collected works 4 lou salome liner maria rilke. She taught him russian, in order to read tolstoy whom he would later meet and pushkin. The correspondence 1st edition by rilke, rainer maria, andreassalome, lou, snow, edward, winkler, michael isbn. Full text of letters of rainer maria rilke 1892 1910 see other formats. Lou andreas salome has remained largely unknown to the european public unlike men in her life such as rilke, nietzsche and freud. See more ideas about rainer maria rilke, writers and poets and writer. The field of psychoanalysis would not have developed in the way it did without lou andreas salome.
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, to that of deepest personal and literary allies. He is widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense germanlanguage poets. Remembering rainer maria rilke american readers series. Rainer maria rilke 18751926 was one of the greatest lyric germanlanguage poets. In this collection of letters, a finalist for the pen usa translation award, the poet rainer.
The erotic andreassalome, lou 9781412853842 amazon. 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. 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. Buy rainer maria rilke by lou andreas salome from waterstones today. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy rilke and andreas salome a love story in letters book online at best prices in india on. Lou andreassalome was a russianborn psychoanalyst and a welltraveled author, narrator. Buy rilke and andreassalome by rainer maria rilke with. In this collection of letters, a finalist for the pen usa translation award, the poet rainer maria rilke and lou andreas salome, a writer and intellectual fourteen years his senior, pen a relationship that spans thirty years and shifting. Never before available in english, you alone are real to me documents the relationship between salome and rainer maria rilke that spanned almost 30 years. A biography of the woman who inspired freud, nietzsche and rilke by julia vickers. Nietzsche by lou salome, siegfried mandel, lou andreas.
In this novel, salome perfectly captures the complex atmosphere between the two main characters, a father and son, and, in doing so. Salome gives an intimate account of rilke s poetic development from the early romantic poems to the sculpted new poems and the final breakthrough of the elegies. Lou andreassalome has 68 books on goodreads with 7438 ratings. A love story in letters by rainer maria rilke available from rakuten kobo. Her books on nietzsche and on rilke are major studies. Widely admired by scholars in salome s literary circle, this work is a powerful blend of philosophy, shakespearean drama, and social commentary that even inspired rilke to write a poem about the story. The correspondence that, unlike most collections of letters between friends is remarkable for its lack of the little mundane details of life. However their high opinion of rilke serves to diminish lou andreas salome, who happened to be the reason i wanted to read this correspondence. The erotic andreassalome, lou 9781412846257 amazon. This very curious introduction makes i give the correspondence itself 5 stars but the introduction made me angry and makes me question the translation. With its dreamy, melodic expression and neoromantic mood, it stands, along with the lay of the love. Rilkes book of hours as portent and guide tricycle. Full text of letters of rainer maria rilke 1892 1910.
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. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Buy nietzsche reprint by salome, lou, mandel, siegfried isbn. Rainer maria rilke by lou andreassalome waterstones. Deeply inspired by the countrys vast landscapes, foreign architecture, and communal forms of worship, he began writing the book. Buy rilke and andreassalome a love story in letters. For salome, to think about women and their erotic nature, you must start with their biological and psychological difference, not their economic situation. In 1937, freud said of salomes relationship with rilke. Fred volkmer, new york sun he would become one of t. I can only say that i was happy to the point of giddiness to discover the recently published letters between rilke and andreas salome. His most famous works are sonnets to orpheus, the duino elegies, letters to a young poet, the notebooks of malte laurids brigge, and the book of hours. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lou salome books online. Rainer maria rilke 18751926 is one of the greatest poets who ever wrote in the german language. Lou andreassalome project gutenberg selfpublishing.