Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of October 27, 1871

Overview

Hans writes about the children on the very day connected with Loulou's dream, and Bratfisch reports that the missing Tristan manuscript is in his hands. Nietzsche arrives unexpectedly from Basel and reveals the title of his book on tragedy emerging from music. Visits from Marie Muchanoff and Countess Bassenheim frame an evening in which Wagner reads his newly begun Auber essay.

Content

Friday, October 27:

Letter to me from Hans about what he intends to do for the children! Lulu's dream occurred on the day he wrote.

Telegram from Bratfisch, saying he has the manuscript of Tristan and is returning it to us. Wonderful day!

R. says to me, "I have thought so much about your father; the fact that he is your father makes me forgive everything." In the afternoon a surprise visit by Prof. Nietzsche from Basel. He tells us the title of his book, which will be called The Emergence of Tragedy from Music. Marie M. and Caroline Bassenheim visit us. In the evening R. reads us his essay on Auber, begun today.