{"title":"Series: Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eKierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources\u003c\/strong\u003e series offers a thorough exploration of Søren Kierkegaard's philosophy, tracing its historical context, diverse interpretations, and ongoing influence. Readers will find meticulous scholarship that sheds light on the complexities of existential thought and its resonance across philosophy and psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for both students and seasoned scholars, this collection provides critical resources that deepen understanding of Kierkegaard's work and the broader intellectual currents it has shaped. The series invites engagement with primary sources and contemporary reception, making it an indispensable companion for those exploring the rich landscape of existentialism.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"volume-12-tome-ii-kierkegaards-influence-on-literature-criticism-and-art-by-jon-stewart-9781472412010","title":"Volume 12, Tome II: Kierkegaard's Influence on Literature, Criticism and Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Kierkegaard is primarily known as a philosopher or religious thinker, his writings have also been used extensively by literary writers, critics, and artists worldwide who have been attracted to his creative mixing of genres, his complex use of pseudonyms, his rhetoric and literary style, and his rich images, parables, and allegories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe goal of the present volume is to document this influence in different language groups and traditions. \u003cem\u003eVolume 12, Tome II: Kierkegaard's Influence on Literature, Criticism and Art\u003c\/em\u003e is dedicated to the use of Kierkegaard by later Danish writers. Almost from the beginning, Kierkegaard’s works were standard reading for these authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDanish novelists and critics from the Modern Breakthrough movement in the 1870s were among the first to make extensive use of his writings. These included the theoretical leader of the movement, the critic Georg Brandes, who wrote an entire book on Kierkegaard, and the novelists Jens Peter Jacobsen and Henrik Pontoppidan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe next generation of writers from the turn of the century and through the First World War also saw in Kierkegaard important points of inspiration. These included Ernesto Dalgas and Harald Kidde, who used elements of Kierkegaard’s thought in their novels. Modern Danish writers such as Karen Blixen, Martin A. Hansen, and Villy Sørensen have continued to incorporate Kierkegaard into their works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere can be no doubt that Kierkegaard has indelibly stamped his name on Danish literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608246468844,"sku":"9781472412010","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472412010-volume-12-tome-ii-kierkegaard-s-influence-on-literature-criticism-and-art.jpg?v=1778192962"},{"product_id":"volume-12-tome-i-kierkegaards-influence-on-literature-criticism-and-art-by-jon-stewart-9781409456117","title":"Volume 12, Tome I: Kierkegaard's Influence on Literature, Criticism and Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Kierkegaard is primarily known as a philosopher or religious thinker, his writings have also been used extensively by literary writers, critics, and artists worldwide who have been attracted to his creative mixing of genres, his complex use of pseudonyms, his rhetoric and literary style, and his rich images, parables, and allegories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe goal of the present volume is to document this influence in different language groups and traditions. \u003cem\u003eVolume 12, Tome I: Kierkegaard's Influence on Literature, Criticism and Art\u003c\/em\u003e explores Kierkegaard’s influence on literature and art in the Germanophone world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe was an important source of inspiration for German writers such as Theodor Fontane, Thomas Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke, Alfred Andersch, and Martin Walser. Kierkegaard’s influence was particularly strong in Austria during the generation of modernist authors such as Rudolf Kassner, Karl Kraus, Robert Musil, and Hermann Broch. Due presumably in part to the German translations of Kierkegaard in the Austrian cultural journal \u003cem\u003eDer Brenner\u003c\/em\u003e, Kierkegaard continued to be used by later figures such as the novelist and playwright, Thomas Bernhard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis thought was also appropriated in Switzerland through the works of Max Frisch and Friedrich Dürrenmatt. The famous Czech author Franz Kafka identified personally with Kierkegaard’s love story with Regine Olsen and made use of his reflections on this and other topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608246599916,"sku":"9781409456117","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781409456117-volume-12-tome-i-kierkegaard-s-influence-on-literature-criticism-and-art.jpg?v=1778192974"},{"product_id":"volume-2-tome-i-kierkegaard-and-the-greek-world-socrates-and-plato-by-katalin-nun-9780754669814","title":"Volume 2, Tome I: Kierkegaard and the Greek World - Socrates and Plato","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe articles in this volume employ source-work research to trace Kierkegaard's understanding and use of authors from the Greek tradition. A series of figures of varying importance in Kierkegaard's authorship are treated, ranging from early Greek poets to late Classical philosophical schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn general, it can be said that the Greeks collectively constitute one of the single most important bodies of sources for Kierkegaard's thought. He studied Greek from an early age and was profoundly inspired by what might be called the Greek spirit. Although he is generally considered a Christian thinker, he was nonetheless consistently drawn back to the Greeks for ideas and impulses on any number of topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe frequently contrasts ancient Greek philosophy, with its emphasis on the lived experience of the individual in daily life, with the abstract German philosophy that was in vogue during his own time. It has been argued that he modelled his work on that of the ancient Greek thinkers, specifically to contrast his own activity with that of his contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume 2, Tome I: Kierkegaard and the Greek World - Socrates and Plato\u003c\/em\u003e offers insight into these influences and the profound impact of Greek thought on Kierkegaard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608246665452,"sku":"9780754669814","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780754669814-volume-2-tome-i-kierkegaard-and-the-greek-world-socrates-and-plato.jpg?v=1778192981"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-kierkegaard-research-sources-reception-and-resources.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}