Soren Kierkegaard

day, August26, 1848, drivenby an obscureimpulse, he traveledto Fredens- borg and stayed at the Great Inn. Kierkegaard felt inexp ...

had spoken to himself in the dream or whether someone else had spoken to him; he was only able to recall the words, but here, to ...

very thing that had to be done: “He must be terrified in order that he learn to do it in fear and trembling.” During this unrest ...

dom convergence of a variety of factors: a sudden death, a disquieting dream, and a typesetter who had more space in his calenda ...

her whether she wanted to speak to me—and in that case my first question would have been whether she had Schlegel’s permission.” ...

Chinese boxes within boxes, Kierkegaard placed, inside the first letter, a sealed envelope containing another letter, which the ...

exchange is to take placeorally, then I stipulate that you be present during every conversation.” It is not unreasonable to ask ...

in Heaven, consider carefully whether you dare become involved in this, and if so, whether you wish to speak with me at once or ...

could make her happy or cheer her up. But I always fear her passion. I am the guarantor of her marriage. If she understands my t ...

back and forth, unable to bring himself to do more than say “dear friend” over and over again, addressing no one in particular. ...

contemporary figure Kierkegaard mentioned most frequently in his jour- nals. Mynster’s posthumous reputation was thus shaped, to ...

states: “Outwardly, my life has had so little in the way of unusual events that it could be summed up in a few lines. And as for ...

difficulty brought a sigh or a scolding from him, the latter sometimes lasting many days.” The stepfather was of a prosaic natur ...

mealtime was seasoned with long, bitter, punitive lectures, and often a frightful storm would suddenly erupt out of nowhere....W ...

began to play the game of pretending and for a time seized the opportunity to appear on stage in a little theater in Nyhavn, whe ...

to educate and entertain from nine in the morning until eight in the eve- ning, was both gifted and eager as a pupil, so the rea ...

“Many people resemble the devil tree of America: With a large explosion, they spread their fruit as soon as it is ripe—often lon ...

naturallyhypochondriacalmakeup.”Itwasnotsomucha“bitternessagainst the world,” he explained, but rather an elusive “I know not wh ...

gardens into decent shape, and when he took a walk across his adjacent properties, he could not suppress a certain feeling of “s ...

in which there was only room for “anecdotes and caprices” but never for real exchanges of views. In these circumstances, Mynster ...