Kierkegaard: A Kind of Poet

By Louis MacKey

Book Overview

S ren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855) has traditionally been considered a philosopher or religious thinker. But to himself he was "a kind of poet and thinker." If Kierkegaard, then, writes Louis Mackey, is to be understood, he must be studied with the tools of literary criticism: "whatever philosophy there is in Kierkegaard is sacramentally transmitted 'in, with, and under poetry.'"

"The study of Kierkegaard," states Louis Mackey, "can throw new light on the relationship between philosophy and poetry." In these impressive analyses of Kierkegaard's most important works, a modern philosopher has written a book that is in itself a work of literary grace and distinction.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812276418
• ISBN13: 9780812276411
• Release Date: November 1971
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary