Kierkegaard, literature, and the arts

Soren Kierkegaard was as much aesthete as philosopher, and his writings are as much literary and music criticism as philosophy. Kierkegaard, Literature, and the Arts contains fourteen essays that focus on the influence and reception of Kierkegaard in literature, the visual arts, and music. The essay...

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Other Authors: Ziolkowski, Eric (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Evanston, Illinois Northwestern University Press 2018, 2018
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Soren Kierkegaard was as much aesthete as philosopher, and his writings are as much literary and music criticism as philosophy. Kierkegaard, Literature, and the Arts contains fourteen essays that focus on the influence and reception of Kierkegaard in literature, the visual arts, and music. The essays in part I focus on Kierkegaard in relationship to literature, his own main medium of expression; part II, to the performing arts, including theater, music, and dance; part III, to visual arts and film; while the essays of part IV are comparative in nature, considering Kierkegaard in juxtaposition with a Romantic poet, a modern composer, and a contemporary musician, singer, and song-writer
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (xiii, 324 pages
ISBN:9780810135963
0810135965
0810135981