Zusatztext ... remarkably thought-provoking study! ... But this is not your usual instroduction - this examination of both modernity ad Kirkegaard through the prism of the complex of phenomena termed melancholy' gives both novice and veteran in Kierkegaard studies a very rich book! deserving and repaying re-readings.' - Religious Studies Vol 31 Informationen zum Autor Harvie Ferguson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Glasgow University. Klappentext The connections between the emergence of modern society and the experience of melancholy are explored through a comprehensive re-examination of Soren Kierkegaard's rich and insightful writings. Zusammenfassung The connections between the emergence of modern society and the experience of melancholy are explored through a comprehensive re-examination of Soren Kierkegaard's rich and insightful writings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I The physiognomy of the present age; Chapter 1 Melancholy; Chapter 2 Irony; Chapter 3 Reflection; Part II Despair; Chapter 4 Revolution of the spheres; Chapter te5 Between existence and non-existence; Chapter te6 The religion of inwardness; Part III Reduplication; Chapter 7 The upbuilding; Chapter te8 Edification; Inconclusive postscript;

... remarkably thought-provoking study, ... But this is not your usual instroduction - this examination of both modernity ad Kirkegaard through the prism of the complex of phenomena termed melancholy' gives both novice and veteran in Kierkegaard studies a very rich book, deserving and repaying re-readings.' - Religious Studies Vol 31

Autorentext
Harvie Ferguson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Glasgow University.

Klappentext

The connections between the emergence of modern society and the experience of melancholy are explored through a comprehensive re-examination of Soren Kierkegaard's rich and insightful writings.

Inhalt
Part I The physiognomy of the present age; Chapter 1 Melancholy; Chapter 2 Irony; Chapter 3 Reflection; Part II Despair; Chapter 4 Revolution of the spheres; Chapter te5 Between existence and non-existence; Chapter te6 The religion of inwardness; Part III Reduplication; Chapter 7 The upbuilding; Chapter te8 Edification; Inconclusive postscript;