/lit/ - Literature

>>3448117
Yes, yes you have. When addressing his writing in the sense of medium from "him to you" and literal interpretation in the same sense, you made an error of judgement. You addresses his work, while neglecting his work.

>>3448122
Christianity was his starting point for the idea of translavuation. You could (but shouldn't) identify identify two instances who he sees as an extreme: christian moral values and the active artists creativity.
His break down was IMO purely physical, he was sick long before his 50s. Also, his father exhibited the exact same symptoms, from the pain in the eyes to the frontal lobe pain. He could have "gone mad" because of this (note Schopenhauers take on pain). As far as Salome, i think he didn't have a stiffy for her, as much it has been portrayed. If he loved any women, it was Wagners wife! Salome and Ree were his friends who abandoned him (in a way), and he was mainly hurt. Not saying that there wasn't something between them, but it wasn't the love people portray IMO.