The Literary Kierkegaard

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The Literary Kierkegaard THE LITERARY KIERKEGAARD  eric ziolkowski northwestern university press evanston, illinois Northwestern University Press www.nupress.northwestern.edu Copyright © 2011 by Northwestern University Press. Published 2011. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ziolkowski, Eric Jozef, 1958– The literary Kierkegaard / Eric Ziolkowski. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8101-2782-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813–1855—Literary art. 2. Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813–1855—Aesthetics. 3. Aesthetics—Religious aspects—Christianity. 4. Literature—Philosophy. I. Title. B4377.Z56 2011 198.9—dc23 2011023275 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For Theodora Romeo and Juliet’s Farewell Kiss, lithograph by Ferdinand Piloty, courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. Do not ask the lovers, for they do not hear your voice, but out in the world ask in what century this happened, in what country , at what time of day, at what hour it was—no one replies, for it is an eternal picture. —Judge William in Kierkegaard’s Stages on Life’s Way, commenting on Piloty’s lithograph ...