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Søren Kierkegaard

Scandinavian and Nordic Literature

Søren Kierkegaard, whose full name Open Library gives as Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, lived from 1813 to 1855 and is described there as a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic. The most widely held titles in the record include Fear and Trembling together with The Sickness unto Death, Either or, which it dates to 1843, and Kierkegaard's Attack upon Christendom, 1854 to 1855. The Danish title of Fear and Trembling is Frygt og Bæven. Open Library lists over a thousand works under his name, including The Seducer's Diary, and files them under subjects such as philosophy, Christianity and spiritual life.

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Birth Year
1813 1
Death Year
1855 1
Gender
Male 2
Form Mostly Written
Poem 2
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Kierkegaard wrote in Danish

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was a Danish philosopher
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1. Søren Kierkegaard (Open Library)
  • Author page, Born
    1813
  • Author page, Died
    1855
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2. Søren Kierkegaard (Wikipedia)
  • Article categories: Category:Danish male novelists
  • Lead sentence
    was a Danish philosopher, Christian theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
  • In Genre: Nonfiction Prose, Article text
    He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christianity, morality, ethics, psychology, love, and the philosophy of religion
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