Translating The Devil and his grandmother : an introduction to the life and work of Lou Andreas-Salomé
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Kristine Jennings (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Katherine Montwieler
Abstract: This thesis offers an English translation of Lou Andreas-Salomé’s closet drama, The
Devil and His Grandmother, as well as an introduction to the woman and her work. The goal of
this project is to further the recognition of Salomé as an important figure within German cultural
and literary history and to re-position her as a subject within a broader academic discourse. In
various sections, I give a brief outline of Salomé’s biography as well as an overview of her life’s
work and the spectrum of criticisms, investigations, and analyses tracing the woman and/or her
texts. In my analysis of Salomé’s writing, I follow the trend of those academics and researchers
who have tried to relocate Lou Andreas-Salomé as a significant contributor and formative
influence within the beginning theoretical discussions on psychoanalysis. My reading of The
Devil and His Grandmother, therefore, relies heavily on Salomé’s own philosophies and
psychoanalytic theories, but the text lends itself to a myriad of perspectives and interpretations.
My hope is that this translation will re-introduce Salome’s authorial voice and help her work
regain the status it deserves as both philosophical and literary text.
Translating The Devil and his grandmother : an introduction to the life and work of Lou Andreas-Salomé
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- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Andreas-Salomé Lou 1861-1937. The Devil and his grandmother--Criticism and interpretation
- Subjects
- Andreas-Salomé, Lou, 1861-1937. The Devil and his grandmother -- Criticism and interpretation