The Lily's Tongue: Figure and Authority in Kierkegaard's Lily Discourses

by Frances Maughan-Brown

Book Overview

How do texts speak with authority? That is the question at the heart of Kierkegaard's theory and practice of "indirect communication." None of Kierkegaard's texts respond to this question more concisely and powerfully than the four discourses he wrote about the lily in the Gospel. The Lily's Tongue is a nuanced, sustained reading of these Lily Discourses. Kierkegaard takes the lilies as authoritative, rather than merely "figural" or "metaphorical."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438476345
• ISBN13: 9781438476346
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"