Fear and Trembling/Repetition

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FEAR AND TREMBLING
REPETITION
Seren Kierkegaard
Edited and Translated with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong
Presented here in a new translation with a historical introduction by the translators, Fear and Trembling and Repetition are the most poetic and personal of Seren Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writ-ings. Published in 1843 and written under the names Johannes de Silentio and Constantine Constantius, respectively, the books are basic in Kierkegaard's development as a philosopher and demon-strate his transmutation of the personal into the lyrically religious.
Each work uses as a point of departure Kierkegaard's breaking of his engagement to Regine Olsen—his sacrifice of "that single individual" (hiin Enkelte). From this beginning Fear and Trembling becomes an exploration of the faith that transcends the ethical, as in Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's com-mand. This faith, which persists in the face of the absurd, is re-warded... Tovább

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FEAR AND TREMBLING
REPETITION
Seren Kierkegaard
Edited and Translated with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong
Presented here in a new translation with a historical introduction by the translators, Fear and Trembling and Repetition are the most poetic and personal of Seren Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writ-ings. Published in 1843 and written under the names Johannes de Silentio and Constantine Constantius, respectively, the books are basic in Kierkegaard's development as a philosopher and demon-strate his transmutation of the personal into the lyrically religious.
Each work uses as a point of departure Kierkegaard's breaking of his engagement to Regine Olsen—his sacrifice of "that single individual" (hiin Enkelte). From this beginning Fear and Trembling becomes an exploration of the faith that transcends the ethical, as in Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's com-mand. This faith, which persists in the face of the absurd, is re-warded finally by the return of all that the faithful one is willing to sacrifice.
In Repetition Kierkegaard discusses the most profound implica-tions of the unity of personhood and of identity within change, beginning with the ironic story of a young poet who cannot fulfill the ethical claims of his engagement because of the possible con-sequences of his marriage. The poet finally despairs of repetition (renewal) in the ethical sphere, as does his advisor and friend Constantius in the aesthetic sphere. The book ends with Constantius's intimation of a third kind of repetition—in the religious sphere. The rebirth of God in the heart of man, this repetition brings the eternal into the present and allows the past to retain its meaning.
Howard V. Hong is Director of the Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College and 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 work.
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