KRSRR, Volume 7: Kierkegaard and his Danish Contemporaries

Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources

	Volume 7: Kierkegaard and his Danish Contemporaries Edited by Jon Stewart Tome I: Philosophy, Politics and Social Theory Farnham and Burlington: Ashgate 2009. xix+329pp. Tome II: Theology Farnham and Burlington: Ashgate 2009. xiii+364pp. Tome III: Literature, Drama and Aesthetics Farnham and Burlington: Ashgate 2009. xiii+309pp. The period of Kierkegaard’s life corresponds to Denmark’s “Golden Age,” which is conventionally used to refer to the period covering roughly the first half of the nineteenth century, when Denmark’s most important writers, philosophers, theologians, poets, actors and artists flourished. Kierkegaard was often in dialogue with his fellow Danes on key issues of the day. His authorship would be unthinkable without reference to the Danish State Church, the Royal Theater, the University of Copenhagen or the various Danish newspapers and journals, such as The Corsair, Fædrelandet, and Kjøbenhavns flyvende Post, which played an undeniable role in shaping his development. The present volume features articles that employ source-work research in order to explore the individual Danish sources of Kierkegaard’s thought. The volume is divided into three tomes in order to cover the different fields of influence. Tome I: Philosophy, Politics and Social Theory Tome I is dedicated to exploring the sources that fall under the rubrics, “Philosophy, Politics and Social Theory.” With regard to philosophy, Danish scholars of the day were profoundly influenced by German idealism. Through their efforts the philosophies of Kant, Schelling and Hegel made their way to Denmark. Kierkegaard read the works of all of these Danish thinkers and their German antecedents. While he was sympathetic to individual ideas offered by this tradition, he was generally keen to criticize the German model of philosophy and to propose a new paradigm for philosophical thought that was more in tune with lived existence. Kierkegaard also experienced the dynamic period in history that saw the great upheavals throughout Europe in connection with the revolutions of 1848 and the First Schleswig War. While it has long been claimed that Kierkegaard was not interested in politics, recent research supports a quite different picture. To be sure, he cannot be regarded as a political scientist or social theorist in a traditional sense, but he was nonetheless engaged in the issues of his day, and in his works one can certainly find material that can be insightful for the fields of politics and social theory. Table of Contents Andreas Frederik Beck: A Good Dialectician and a Bad Reader K. Brian Söderquist Jens Finsteen Giødwad: An Amiable Friend and a Despicable Journalist Andrea Scaramuccia Johan Ludvig Heiberg: Hegel’s Danish Apologist Jon Stewart J.L.A. Kolderup-Rosenvinge: Kierkegaard on Walking Away from Politics J. Michael Tilley Orla Lehmann: Kierkegaard’s Political Alter-Ego? Julie Allen Poul Martin Møller: Kierkegaard and the Confidant of Socrates Finn Gredal Jensen Ditlev Gothard Monrad: Kierkegaard on Politics, the Liberal Movement, and the Danish Constitution J. Michael Tilley Rasmus Nielsen: From the Object of “Prodigious Concern” to a “Windbag” Jon Stewart Hans Christian Ørsted: Søren Kierkegaard and The Spirit in Nature Bjarne Troelsen Frederik Christian Sibbern: “The lovable, idiosyncratic thinker, Councillor of State Sibbern” and “The Political Simpleton Sibbern” Carl Henrik Koch Henrik Steffens: Combining Danish Romanticism with Christian Orthodoxy Andrew Burgess Peter Michael Stilling: As Successor? “Undeniably a Possibility” Carl Henrik Koch Frederik Ludvig Bang Zeuthen: “I struck a light, lit a fire—now it is burning. And this “fire,” Dr. Zeuthen wants to extinguish—with an ‘enema syringe.’ ” Carl Henrik Koch Tome II: Theology Tome II is dedicated to the host of Danish theologians who played a greater or lesser role in shaping Kierkegaard’s thought. In his day there were a number of competing theological trends both within the church and at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen, and not least of all in the blossoming free church movements. These included rationalism, Grundtvigianism and Hegelianism. In this quite dynamic period in Danish ecclesial history, Kierkegaard was also exercised by a number of leading personalities in the church as they attempted to come to terms with key issues such as baptism, civil marriage, the revision of the traditional psalm book, and the relation of church and state. Table of Contents Adolph Peter Adler: A Stumbling-Block and an Inspiration for Kierkegaard Carl Henrik Koch Nicolai Edinger Balle: The Reception of His Lærebog in Denmark and in Kierkegaard’s Authorship Christopher Barnett Henrik Nicolai Clausen: The Voice of Urbane Rationalism Hugh S. Pyper Magnus Eiríksson: An Opponent of Martensen and an Unwelcome Ally of Kierkegaard Gerhard Schreiber Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig: The Matchless Prophet Anders Holm Hans Frederik Helveg: A Receptive Grundtvigian Søren Jensen Peter Christian Kierkegaard: A Man with a Difficult Heritage Thorkild C. Lyby Jacob Christian Lindberg: An Acceptable Grundtvigian Søren Jensen Hans Lassen Martensen: A Speculative Theologian Determining the Agenda of the Day Curtis L. Thompson Jacob Peter Mynster: A Guiding Thread in Kierkegaard’s Authorship? Christian Fink Tolstrup Just H.V. Paulli: Mynster’s Son-in-Law Søren Jensen Andreas Gottlob Rudelbach: Kierkegaard’s Idea of an “Orthodox” Theologian Søren Jensen Eggert Christopher Tryde: A Mediator of Christianity and a Representative of the Official Christendom Jon Stewart Tome III: Literature, Drama and Aesthetics Tome III is dedicated to the diverse Danish sources that fall under the rubrics “Literature, Drama and Aesthetics.” The Golden Age is known as the period when Danish prose first established itself in genres such as the novel; moreover, it was also an age when some of Denmark’s most celebrated national poets flourished. Accordingly, this tome contains articles on Kierkegaard’s use of the great Danish poets and prose writers, whose works are frequently quoted and alluded to throughout his writings. Kierkegaard regularly attended dramatic performances at Copenhagen’s Royal Theater, which was one of Europe’s leading playhouses at the time. In this tome his appreciation for the art of Denmark’s best-known actors and actresses is traced. Finally, this tome features articles on the leading literary critics and aesthetic theorists of the Golden Age, who served as foils for Kierkegaard’s own ideas. Table of Contents Hans Christian Andersen: Andersen was just an Excuse Lone Koldtoft Jens Baggesen: His Master’s Voice: Jens Baggesen Recycled by Kierkegaard Henrik Blicher Steen Steensen Blicher: The Melancholy Poet of the Jutland Heath Sven Hakon Rossel August Bournonville: Leaps of Faith and the “Noble Art of Terpsichore”: Kierkegaard, Bournonville, and Ballet Nathaniel Kramer Mathilde Fibiger: Kierkegaard and the Emancipation of Women Katalin Nun Meïr Goldschmidt: The Cross-Eyed Hunchback Johnny Kondrup Thomasine Gyllembourg: Kierkegaard’s Appreciation of the Everyday Stories and Two Ages Katalin Nun Johanne Luise Heiberg: An Existential Actress Katalin Nun Johan Ludvig Heiberg: Kierkegaard’s Use of Heiberg as a Literary Critic George Pattison Carsten Hauch: Hauch and Kierkegaard: A Map of Mutual Misreadings Poul Houe Johan Nicolai Madvig: The Master of Latin in Kierkegaard’s Parnassus: “…Madvig shall stand unchanged” Jesper Eckhardt Larsen Christian Molbech: Proverbs and Punctuation: The Inspiration of a Danish Philologist Kim Ravn Peder Ludvig Møller: “If He Had Been a Somewhat More Significant Person…” K. Brian Söderquist Adam Oehlenschläger: Kierkegaard and the Treasure Hunter of Immediacy Bjarne Troelsen Joachim Ludvig Phister: The Great Comic Actor of Reflection and Thoughtfulness William Banks Christian Winther: Lovers and Readers: Christian Winther’s Poetry and Søren Kierkegaard Nathaniel Kramer	Kierkegaard and the Bible, Tomes I-II Kierkegaard and the Greek World, Tomes I-II Kierkegaard and the Roman World Kierkegaard and the Patristic and Medieval Traditions Kierkegaard and the Renaissance and Modern Traditions, Tomes I-III Kierkegaard and his German Contemporaries, Tomes I-III Kierkegaard and his Danish Contemporaries, Tomes I-III
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