Understanding Kierkegaard's Parables

by Russell Hamer

Kierkegaard is often praised for his poetic writing style. Throughout his works, especially his pseudonymous ones, he often breaks from philosophical prose and instead uses extended metaphors, fairy tales, parables, and allegories. This book, which is the first that directly addresses Kierkegaard's parables, argues that they help the reader undergo transformative change. It asks why Kierkegaard uses parables in a broad sense, how they function...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476681023
• ISBN13: 9781476681023
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up