Lou Andreas-Salomé was a polymathic thinker and author whose writings explored female sexuality and personal liberation. Her essays and novels delve into profound psychological motivations and philosophical inquiries. As an early psychoanalyst and a pioneer in writing about female sexuality, she offers a unique perspective on the human psyche. Her autobiographical reflections on life as an emancipated woman provide a fascinating glimpse into her mind and era.
Presents critical essays written by a woman contemporary of Ibsen's, detailing her thoughts on the depiction of women in Ibsen's plays and women's confined roles in society at the end of the nineteenth century