Kierkegaard's Muse: The Mystery of Regine Olsen
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Kierkegaard's Muse: The Mystery of Regine Olsen
By (Author) Joakim Garff
Translated by Alastair Hannay
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
29th August 2017
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Biography: general
Gender studies: women and girls
Western philosophy from c 1800
Philosophy
European history
198.9
Physical Properties
Hardback
336
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
680g
Description
The first biography of Kierkegaard's literary muse and one-time fiancee, from the author of the definitive biography of the philosopher Kierkegaard's Muse, the first biography of Regine Olsen (1822-1904), the literary inspiration and one-time fiancee of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, is a moving portrait of a long romantic fever that had mo
Reviews
"A measured, perceptive portrait of Regine Olsen, Kierkegaard's jilted fiancee, reanimating her not as the philosopher's immortalized muse but as a living, breathing person."--Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Joakim Garff is the author of the acclaimed Soren Kierkegaard: A Biography (Princeton), which has been translated into many languages. He is associate professor at the Soren Kierkegaard Research Centre at the University of Copenhagen and coeditor of a project to publish definitive new Danish-language editions of all of Kierkegaard's writings. He lives in Copenhagen.
