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The Mystery Surrounding Louise Brooks and ‘Naked on My Goat’
The Mystery of Naked on My Goat: Schopenhauer, Proust, Goethe, and Louise Brooks The legendary, yet tragically overlooked silver screen actress, Louise Brooks was mostly admired for her hauntingly graceful beauty. For those looking to find a deeper appreciation for this woman of remarkable talents, there is certainly more than meets the eye. Louise Brooks was much greater than her mere physical appearance alone. It is her intellectual talents that are the most underappreciated. Here, we take a look into her impressive intellect. The Actress who Read Proust and Schopenhauer When growing up, Louise Brooks’ father was such an avid collector of books that he was literally sinking the family…
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Louise Brooks wasn’t just brainy, she was Schopenhauer-brainy
The Unlikely Orbits of Louise Brooks and Arthur Schopenhauer Collide in Time and Space For Every Action… There is an Equal and Opposite Reaction Imagine a silent film actress. Imagine a wildly beautiful silent film actress. Imagine a wildly beautiful silent film star on the set of G.W. Pabst’s lurid, cult classic Pandora’s Box. Between takes, she picks up her worn copy of Schopenhauer’s essays. It is dense, heady, German Idealist philosophy from the mid 19th century. How does his powerful prose color her experience of the film set? What refractions does she find through that lens? This was Louise Brooks. She possessed a singular drive along with an abundance…
