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Tome I covers the reception of Kierkegaard in Northern and Western Europe. The articles on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland can be said to trace Kierkegaard's influence in its more or less native Nordic Protestant context. Since the authors in these countries (with the exception of Finland) were not dependent on translations or other intermediaries, this represents the earliest tradition of Kierkegaard reception. The early German translations of his works opened the door for the next phase of the reception which expanded beyond the borders of the Nordic countries. The articles in the section on Western Europe trace his influence in Great Britain, the Netherlands and Flanders, Germany and Austria, and France. All of these countries and linguistic groups have their own extensive tradition of Kierkegaard reception.
List of contents
Contents: Preface; Part I Northern Europe: Denmark: The permanent reception - 150 years of reading Kierkegaard, Steen Tullberg; Norway: 'You have no truth on board!' Kierkegaard's influences on Norway, Thor Arvid Dyrerud; Sweden: Kierkegaard's reception in Swedish philosophy, theology and contemporary literary theory, Jonna Hjertström-Lappalainen and Lars-Erik Hjertström-Lappalainen; Finland: The reception of Kierkegaard in Finland, Janne Kylliäinen; Iceland: 'Neglect and misunderstanding': the reception of Kierkegaard in Iceland, Vilhjálmur Ãrnason. Part II Western Europe: Great Britain: From 'prophet of the now' to postmodern ironist (and after), George Pattison; The Netherlands and Flanders: Kierkegaard's reception in the Dutch-speaking world, Karl Verstrynge; Germany and Austria: A modest head start. The German reception of Kierkegaard, Heiko Schulz; France: Kierkegaard as a forerunner of existentialism and poststructuralism, Jon Stewart; Indexes.
About the author
Jon Stewart is an Associate Research Professor in the Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
