Kierkegaard: A Biography by Alastair Hannay - 2001

Cambridge University Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. New. Written by one of the world`s preeminent authorities on Kierkegaard, this biography is the first to reveal the delicate imbrication of Kierkegaard`s life and thought. It traces the many factors that led this gifted but (according to his headmaster) `exceedingly childish youth` to grapple with traditional philosophical problems and religious themes in a way that later generations would recognize as amounting to a philosophical revolution. This book offers a powerful narrative account which will be of interest to anyone looking for an authoritative guide to Kierkegaard`s life and work. Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1. From street to salon: first blood 2. The matter with Søren 3. A Faustian phase 4. The wild geese fly 5. The dead and the living: debut 6. Serious about irony: the dissertation 7. The breach and Berlin: either/or 8. Faith and tragic heroism 9. More to being 10. Notabene`s meditation 11. Completing the stages 12. Concluding business 13. Reviewing the age 14. Refashioning the exterior 15. Works of love 16. Defining the deed 17. Mischievous martyr 18. ‘Poor Kierkegaard Bibliography. Printed Pages: 510.