Soren Kierkegaard

During 1855 alone they had had no fewer than twenty-eight patients with that illness. Trier had furthermore written the first Da ...

of remarkable personalities the country had lost in recent years: Bertel Thor- valdsen, Hans Christian Ørsted, and Adam Oehlensc ...

without doubt,” Goldschmidt asserted, “one of the greatest intellects Den- mark has produced, but he died a timely death because ...

berly noted that “the church was packed.” The first two rows of seats were reserved for members of the family. Just behind them ...

in the window of the episcopal residence on the other side of the square. They wanted to get out to the cemetery, which soon bec ...

at the grave himself, walked away, his large face bearing an expression of annoyance. It was a source of some amusement when a s ...

Nielsen has begun to hold twice-weekly lectures on Kierkegaard, the author and the man; they are very well attended.” Solicitude ...

Dr. Kierkegaard. To be opened after my death.” The only difference be- tween the two envelopes was the color of the wax seal on ...

erty of the deceased,” that had once belonged to her. Among the things Kierkegaard left at his death was a package addressed to ...

ers; countless venetian blinds, curtains, and sun blinds; one bottle eau de cologne, ruler, paper press, scissors, stool, writin ...

tions that Kierkegaard has not lived, has not suffered, in vain, but that his words have penetrated into many hearts; that in hi ...

for the dissolution of parliament, for the separation of church and state, for pensioning off the clergy, and (here he was truly ...

necessary to put the task of publication aside because he had been appointed physician on the island of Saint John—thus just acr ...

however; indeed, Regine actually felt “upset” by Kierkegaard’s journals and therefore had no desire to acquire the subsequent vo ...

ined me very strictly, but gradually became a bit more friendly, and then finally... permitted me to preach next Sunday.” It is ...

Christianity consists of one gigantic illusion, a world-historical misunder- standing. To the horror of his aged parents, when h ...

verses, resembling primitive party songs in their rhyme and rhythm, indicate their posture of rebellion against the family tradi ...

least detail, regarding the arrangement of the family burial plot and the future placement of the white marble tablets: “The upr ...

grave. Every time I stand there, it hurts me to see it so forsaken; it pains me in a way, and I cannot imagine that setting a na ...

Kierkegaard’s grave? That was what she had done when both men had been alive—she had followed her own paths. Andhim, the man dow ...