A Literary Review
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Existentialism, Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Essays
| Author: | Soren Kierkegaard | ISBN: | 9780141958651 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | October 25, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Soren Kierkegaard |
| ISBN: | 9780141958651 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | October 25, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
While ostensibly commenting on the work of a contemporary novelist, Kierkegaard used this review as a critique of his society and age. The influence of this short piece has been far-reaching. The apocalyptic final sections are the source for central notions in Heidegger's Being and Time. Later readers have seized on the essay as a prophetic analysis of our own time. Its concepts have been drawn into current debates on identity, addiction, and social conformity.
While ostensibly commenting on the work of a contemporary novelist, Kierkegaard used this review as a critique of his society and age. The influence of this short piece has been far-reaching. The apocalyptic final sections are the source for central notions in Heidegger's Being and Time. Later readers have seized on the essay as a prophetic analysis of our own time. Its concepts have been drawn into current debates on identity, addiction, and social conformity.
