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Informationen zum Autor Danish-born S¢ren Kierkegaard (1813-55) wrote on a wide variety of themes, including religion, psychology, and literature. He is remembered for his philosophy which was influential in the development of 20th century existentialism. Alastair Hannay is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard and has translated Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, The Sickness unto Death, Either/ Or, and Papers and Journals for Penguin Classics. Klappentext While ostensibly commenting on the work of a contemporary novelist! Kierkegaard used this review as a critique of his society and age. The influence of this short piece has been far-reaching. The apocalyptic final sections are the source for central notions in Heidegger's Being and Time . Later readers have seized on the essay as a prophetic analysis of our own time. Its concepts have been drawn into current debates on identity! addiction! and social conformity. For more than seventy years! Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1!700 titles! Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors! as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Provides a critique of the author's society and age. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Literary Review Translator's Introduction Further Reading Translator's Note A LITERARY REVIEW Preface Introduction I. Prospectus of the Contents of Both Parts Part One: The Age of Revolution Part Two: The Present Age II. An Aesthetic Reading of the Novel and Its Details III. The Results of Observing the Two Ages The Age of Revolution The Present Age Notes ...
