Presented here in a new translation, with a historical introduction by
the translators, Fear and Trembling and Repetition are the most poetic
and personal of Søren Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writings. Published
in 1843 and written under the names Johannes de Silentio and
Constantine Constantius, respectively, the books demonstrate
Kierkegaard's transmutation of the personal into the lyrically
religious. Each work uses as a point of departure Kierkegaard's
breaking of his engagement to Regine Olsen--his sacrifice of "that
single individual." From this beginning Fear and Trembling becomes an
exploration of the faith that transcends the ethical, as in Abraham's
willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command. This faith,
which persists in the face of the absurd, is rewarded finally by the
return of all that the faithful one is willing to sacrifice.
Repetition discusses the most profound implications of unity of
personhood and of identity within change, beginning with the ironic
story of a young poet who cannot fulfill the ethical claims of his
engagement because of the possible consequences of his marriage. The
poet finally despairs of repetition (renewal) in the ethical sphere,
as does his advisor and friend Constantius in the aesthetic sphere.
The book ends with Constantius' intimation of a third kind of
repetition--in the religious sphere.
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9781400846955
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2013
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Princeton University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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