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__Encounters with Kierkegaard__ is a collection of every known eyewitness account of the great Danish thinker. Through many sharp observations of family members, friends and acquaintances, supporters and opponents, the life story of this elusive and remarkable figure comes into focus, offering a rare portrait of Kierkegaard the man. Often viewed by his contemporaries as a person who deliberately cultivated an air of mystery and eccentricity, Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) has been, then and now, a subject of great speculation. His startling attack on the established church, his broken engagement with a young woman from a respected family, and his searing criticisms of literary figures--from the editors of __The Corsair__ to Hans Christian Andersen--are among the acts that brought him much notoriety during his short lifetime. Yet arriving at a sense of the philosopher's personality and motives behind his behavior has been a difficult task. He left no memoirs of autobiography, but in the enormous cannon of his published writings, the author and the person Søren Kierkegaard is problematically present in a welter of disguises. An indispensable path to understanding what he was like as a

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Author

Søren Kierkegaard, Bruce H. Kirmmse, Virginia R. Laursen

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691011066

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Philosophy, History

Rating

4.38 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14