…, famously proposing marriage to her multiple times, though she rejected him. He once wrote to her, “You are like a marvelous storm — it is difficult to endure you, but more difficult to live without you.” Their brief collaboration reflected Nietzsche’s ideal of a strong, autonomous partner, but their fa…
Whips, Wisdom, and Womanhood: Nietzsche’s Provocative Views on Gender
Elan Kesilman-Davin, Ph.D.
