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    LOU ANDREAS SALOMÉ
    LOU ANDREAS SALOMÉ
    LOU ANDREAS SALOMÉ
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    LOU ANDREAS SALOMÉ

    By Lázaro Droznes

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    Dramatic fiction illustrating an extraordinary woman's rapport with three extraordinary men: Nietzsche, Rilke and Freud. Lou Andreas-Salomé had a love affair with Rilke, an intimate friendship with Nietzsche and a pupil, confidant propinquity with Freud. A muse of a woman who without a doubt had a vast influence on these, at the time, relatively unknown men.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUnitexto. Digital Publishing
    Release dateMar 14, 2016
    ISBN9781507134610
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      LOU ANDREAS SALOMÉ - Lázaro Droznes

      LOU ANDREAS SALOMÉ

      MOTHER, LOVER, VIRGIN

      SCENE 1. CHURCH SAN PIETRO IN VINCOLI

      Nietzsche is in a church admiring the statue of Miguel Angel Moses, with his unrestrained moustache, thick glasses and imperious demeanor. 37 years old. Lou Salomé right next to him. A 22 years old blond, with her hair down, bright, radiant, and holding a book in her hands. Nietzsche kneels, takes Salomé's hands, plants a kiss and in a ponderous gesture, closes them and lets them go.

      NIETZSCHE

      Here, in this sunny Italy, immortal, smiling, dry, beer, Protestantism and above all, no Wagner music, I ask you, Louise-Salomé; marry me.

      SALOMÉ

      But, this is only the second time we've met. Don't you think it's a hasty decision?

      NIETZSCHE

      When we are together, Louise, time ceases to exist. Everything transforms into feelings, and I am no longer my master.

      SALOMÉ

      You men believe that a woman's friendship gives you the right to go further.

      NIETZSCHE

      Only because in your presence is when I feel human.

      SALOMÉ

      Perhaps too human.

      NIETZSCHE

      We men pursuit absolute beauty. Women cannot afford those luxuries. Having known one that does is a privilege I cannot let pass.

      SALOMÉ

      You overestimate me, Herr Professor Nietzsche! Appointed at the vernal age of 24! Three years older than what I'm now. The youngest professor in Europe. A true prodigy!

      NIETZSCHE

      We all want to succeed in the academic field; success, fame, wealth. But I never chose them. It is a life given to me.

      SALOMÉ

      To be a Herr Professor wasn't a choice of yours?

      NIETZSCHE

      No, it wasn't. If we do not set goals, life simply turns into an accident. Instead of living it, it lives us.

      SALOMÉ

      For that same reason is why I left Russia; because of others' opinions in my life's direction.

      NIETZSCHE

      By then, and for a long time, I was the boy of the infinite promise. But not any more. Now, just like everyone else, I'm inevitably heading towards death.

      SALOMÉ

      Why did you quit the university?

      NIETZSCHE

      Health issues as a result of my professor obligations. Then, I took the road in pursuit of the hardest profession: the

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