Encounters with Kierkegaard by Sren Kierkegaard, Bruce H. Ki... - 9780691058948

Encounters with KierkegaardA Life as Seen by His Contemporaries\nAuthor(s): Sren Kierkegaard, Bruce H. Kirmmse, Virginia R. Laursen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691058948, 978-0691058948\nSynopsis\nEncounters with Kierkegaard is a collection of every known eyewitness account of the great Danish thinker. Through many sharp observations of family members, friends and acquaintances, supporters and opponents, the life story of this elusive and remarkable figure comes into focus, offering a rare portrait of Kierkegaard the man. Often viewed by his contemporaries as a person who deliberately cultivated an air of mystery and eccentricity, Soren Kierkegaard [tel] has been, then and now, a subject of great speculation. His startling attack on the established church, his broken engagement with a young woman from a respected family, and his searing criticisms of literary figures--from the editors of T.