Malwida von Meysenbug
- date of publication: 14.03.2022
- 592 Pages
- Hanser Verlag
- hardcover
- ISBN 978-3-446-27282-8
- Deutschland: 38,00 €
- Österreich: 39,10 €
- ePUB-Format
- E-Book ISBN 978-3-446-27499-0
- E-Book Deutschland: 32,99 €
Malwida von Meysenbug (1816 – 1903) could have simply led the life of an aristocrat - but she chose to do things her own way. In 1848, she sided with the revolutionaries, and later on she fought for women’s rights. In exile in London and Paris, she moved in the most important artistic and political circles of the time. Back in Germany, she became Wagner and Nietzsche’s confidant, and this European cosmopolite found her second home in Rome. Her Memoirs of an Idealist were a bestseller in which numerous women discovered the possibility of leading a fulfilling, self-determined life. Joachim Radkau’s biography invites us to discover this fascinating woman: a networker who wove together a host of different threads.
“Radkau is one of the most intelligent historians in the country.”
- Tobias Becker, Literatur Spiegel