While ostensibly commenting on the work of a contemporary novelist, Kierkegaard used this review as a critique of his society and age. The influence of this short piece has been far-reaching. The apocalyptic final sections are the source for central notions in Heidegger’s Being and Time. Later readers have seized on the essay as a prophetic analysis of our own time. Its concepts have been drawn into current debates on identity, addiction, and social conformity.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 144 ● ISBN 9780141958651 ● Translator Alastair Hannay ● Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ● Published 2001 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2271107 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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