Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of May 11, 1876

Overview

Frl. Weckerlin agreed to come, putting the company in better shape and helping certificate sales recover after typhoid rumors had stalled everything. In the evening he read Schopenhauer’s posthumous writings and was deeply impressed by their range and force. The notes show a mind swinging from practical relief to intense intellectual enthusiasm.

Content

Thursday, May 11:

Frl. Weckerlin has also agreed to come; the company is consequently fairly well in order. Today 8 certificates were sold. Herr Gross is pleased, for the typhoid rumors had caused a complete standstill.

In the evening I read some of Schopenhauer’s posthumous writings: many splendid things on Meister Eckhart, W. Scott, science, and philosophy. So profound and characteristic, so acute, so bold!