The Essential Kierkegaard

By Lucinda Wierenga

Book Overview

A comprehensive anthology of Kierkegaard's writings that offers an unmatched introduction to one of the most original and influential modern philosophers This is the most comprehensive anthology of S ren Kierkegaard's works ever published in English. Drawn from the volumes of Princeton's authoritative Kierkegaard's Writings series by editors Howard and Edna Hong, these carefully chosen selections represent every major aspect of Kierkegaard's extraordinary output, which changed the course of modern intellectual history with its mix of philosophy, psychology, theology, and literary criticism. The anthology reveals the most important themes of his work, especially what it means to exist and to be human, and captures the unique character of his writings, with their shifting pseudonyms, complex dialogues, and powerful combination of irony, satire, sermon, polemic, humor, and fiction. A superb introduction and guide to the Danish philosopher, The Essential Kierkegaard vividly demonstrates why his work continues to speak so directly to so many readers.Traces the full span of Kierkegaard's writings, from his early journals to his final workFeatures generous selections from all of Kierkegaard's most important works, including Either/Or, Fear and Trembling, Works of Love, and The Sickness unto DeathPresents selections from lesser-known writings, including Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions and The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the AirIncludes an introduction to Kierkegaard's writings and explanatory notes for each selection This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0006AQ760
• ISBN13: 9781299051492
• Release Date: January 1943
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Length: 501 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.

Customer Reviews

May the laughter by on your side

With a dizzying series of pseudonyms, from Climaticus to Anticlimaticus, this book selects from the Hong's expansive translation of all of Kierkegaard's writings. The introductions place each piece in context, but don't over interpret as some other books. Reading from the complete work presents a view of Kierkegaard's total plan ("The Authorship") and his voices of the religious, esthetic, and ethical. In light of the...

haven't read this particular edition of Kierkegard

nevertheleee... introduced to man as on ofthe four main existentialist.., nietsche,camus sartre... maybe fifth antoine de st. exupery's flight to arrashowever.. suffice to comment.. kierkegardis mellow manthe triumvirate brace of christianicphilosophy is soren kierkegard, andthe psychologists, bruto bettleheim,harry stack sullivan, and karen horneybest wishes, enjoy one's own bibliophilic bentspotter3 coastwatch quadrant...

Excellent Anthology

A wonderful, chronologically arranged anthology from the immensely prodigious output of Soren Kierkegaard, complete with excellent introductory notes.My only criticism? The typography is a bit dense, and in particular the font size for the running text is small. I would appeal to the publisher to reformat this book using a larger text size (e.g., 10 point) -- even at the expense of adding additional pages to the overall...

The Master of Irony

Søren Kierkegaard is undoubtedly the comedian's philosopher. And his humor is fundamentally reassuring - hilarious, even biting, but never bitter or nihilistic. He is one of the major influences on the films and writings of Woody Allen. Often Kierkegaard is rumored to be bleak, hopeless and terrifying. There are elements of despair, yes, but I've always found him good for a laugh even at his darkest. His humor is similar...