Kierkegaard's Muse by Joakim Garff
The first biography of Kierkegaard's literary muse, from the author of the definitive life of the philosopherKierkegaard's Muse-the first biography of Regine Olsen (1822-1904), the inspiration and one-time fiancee of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard-is a moving portrait of a long romantic fever that had momentous literary consequences. Draw
“A moving, penetrating insight into one of the greatest and most perplexing love stories in literary history, written with the same scholarly vigilance and imaginative affection that made Garff’s biography of Kierkegaard such a monumental achievement. . . [G]oes further than any previous attempt to explore and understand the relationship between Regine and Kierkegaard.”—Morten Høi Jensen, Los Angeles Review of Books
“Garff is both a punctilious scholar and superb writer.”—Frank Freeman, Commonweal Magazine
“A measured, perceptive portrait of Regine Olsen, Kierkegaard’s jilted fiancée, reanimating her not as the philosopher’s immortalized muse but as a living, breathing person.”—Publishers Weekly
“Garff is both a punctilious scholar and superb writer.”—Frank Freeman, Commonweal Magazine
“A measured, perceptive portrait of Regine Olsen, Kierkegaard’s jilted fiancée, reanimating her not as the philosopher’s immortalized muse but as a living, breathing person.”—Publishers Weekly
Joakim Garff is the author of Søren Kierkegaard: A Biography (Princeton) and director of the Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre at the University of Copenhagen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691191805 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691191808 |
| Title | Kierkegaard's Muse |
| Author | Joakim Garff |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2019-06-25 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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