Kierkegaard's Writings, XVIII, Volume 18: Without Authority
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Kierkegaard's Writings, XVIII, Volume 18: Without Authority
By (Author) Sren Kierkegaard
Edited and translated by Howard V. Hong
Edited and translated by Edna H. Hong
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
4th January 2010
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
198.9
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
425g
Description
"Without authority," a phrase Kierkegaard repeatedly applied to himself and his writings, is an appropriate title for this volume of five short works that in various ways deal with the concept and practice of authority. The Lily in the Field and the Bird of the Air contemplates the teaching authority of these creatures based on three different passages in the Gospels. The first of Two Ethical-Religious Essays mediates on the ethics of Jesus' martyrdom; the second contrasts the authority of the genius with that of the apostle. The remaining works--Three Discourses at the Communion on Fridays (1849), An Upbuilding Discourse (1850), and Two Discourses at the Communion on Fridays (1851)--are meditations on sin, forgiveness, and the power of love.
Reviews
"These new translations are excellent."--Choice "The definitive edition of the Writings. The first volume ... indicates the scholarly value of the entire series: an introduction setting the work in the context of Kierkegaard's development; a remarkably clear translation; and concluding sections of intelligent notes."--Library Journal
Author Bio
Howard V. Hong, the former Director of the Howard and Edna Hong Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College, is the General Editor of Kierkegaard's Writings. Edna H. Hong is a poet, writer, and translator who has collaborated with Professor Hong on other English translations of Kierkegaard's works.
