Su búsqueda

En autores o colaboradores
  • In turn-of-the-century Europe, Lou Andreas-Salome (1861-1937) was a prolific and celebrated writer and thinker. Under the tutelage of a minister, Lou studied classical philosophy, history, and religion, subjects that were unusual for women of that time. Raised in an upper class family in St. Petersburg, Russia, Lou chose not to follow her mother's traditional path and become a lady in high society. Instead, she chose personal freedom: the freedom to create options and to direct her own life course. Lou enjoyed visiting the salons of the intelligentsia spread throughout western Europe, discussing the intellectual topics of the day. She found her niche by writing about the oppression of women through marriage (albeit in fiction) and about her ideas on religious faith. She is famous for her close associations with Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud, men who praised Lou for her stunning intelligence and who greatly relied on her to synthesize and advance their theories. Lou engaged in numerous romantic relationships, even after she married. She thrived on the adoration of new lovers. As soon as the initial infatuation ceased, however, Lou abruptly dropped one lover for another, with little or no understanding of the pain she caused her rejected suitor. The way Lou lived her life--the way she defied social conventions, her self-centeredness in relationships, her need for constant admiration, combined with her giftedness, attractiveness, and childlike naivete--suggests a narcissistic disturbance. After a presentation of Lou's life history, with a focus on her relationships with Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud, her biography is analyzed according to Alice Miller's theory of narcissism, as presented in Miller's work, The Drama of the Gifted Child. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Última actualización de la base de datos: 4/10/26, 6:08 (CEST)

Explorar

Tipo de recurso