Kierkegaard

Sren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855) has traditionally been considered a philosopher or religious thinker. But to himself he was "e;a kind of poet and thinker."e; If Kierkegaard, then, writes Louis Mackey, is to be understood, he must be studied with the tools of literary criticism: "e;whatever philosophy there is in Kierkegaard is sacramentally transmitted 'in, with, and under poetry.'"e;"e;The study of Kierkegaard,"e; states Louis Mackey, "e;can throw new light on the relationship between philosophy and poetry."e; In these impressive analyses of Kierkegaard's most important works, a modern philosopher has written a book that is in itself a work of literary grace and distinction.