Søren Aabye Kierkegaard  1813–1855 Denmark

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From the Papers of One Still Living.
Translated by Julia Watkin. In: Early Polemical Writings. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1990.
(Af en Endnu Levendes Papirer, Udgivet imod hans Villie. 1838)

The Concept of Irony.
Translated by Lee Capel. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1968.
(Om Begrebet Ironi by S. A. Kierkegaard. 1841.)

Either/Or.
2 vols. Vol. 1 translated by David F. Swenson and LilIian Marvin Swenson; Vol. 2 translated by Walter Lowrie; 2nd ed. revised by Howard A. Johnson. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1959.
(Enten-Eller, I -- II. Edited by Victor Eremita. 1843.)

Johannes Climacus, or De omnibus dubitandum est, and A Sermon.
Translated by T. H. Croxall. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1958.
("Johannes Climacus eller De omnibus dubitandum est," written 1842-43, unpublished, Papirer IV B I. Demis-Prædiken, 1844, unpublished, IV C I.)

Edifying Discourses.
4 vols. Translated by David F. Swenson and Lillian Marvin Swenson. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1943 - 46.
(Opbyggelige Taler by S. Kierkegaard. 1843, 1844.)

Fear and Trembling (with The Sickness Unto Death).
Translated by Walter Lowrie. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1954.
(Frygt og Bæven by Johannes de Silentio. 1843.)

Repetition.
Translated by Walter Lowrie, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1941.
(Gjentagelsen by Constantine Constan- tius. 1843.)

Philosophical Fragments.
Translated by David F. Swenson. 2nd ed, rev. by Howard V. Hong. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1962.
(Philosophiske Smuler by Johannes Climacus. Edited by S. Kierkegaard. 1844.)

The Concept of Anxiety [Dread].
Translated by Walter Lowrie. 2nd ed. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1957.
(Begrebet Angest by Vigilius Haufniensis. Edited by S. Kierkegaard. 1844.)

Thoughts on Crucial Situations in Human Life.
Translated by David F. Swenson. Edited by Lillian Marvin Swenson. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1941.
(Tre Taler ved tænkte Leiligheder by S. Kierkegaard. 1845. )

Stages on Life's Way.
Translated by Walter Lowrie. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1940.
(Stadier paa Livets Vej, Edited by Hilarius Bogbinder. 1845.)

Concluding Unscientific Postscript.
Translated by David F. Swenson and Walter Lowrie. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press for American Scandinavian Foundation, 1941.
(Afsluttende uvidenskabelig Efterskrift by Johannes Climacus. Edited by S. Kierkegaard. 1846.)

The Present Age [part of Two Ages: the Age of Revolution and the Present Age. A Literary Review] and Two Minor Ethico-Religious Treatises.
Translated by Alexander Dru and Walter Lowrie. London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1940.
(En literair Anmeldelse, To Tidsaldre by S. Kierkegaard, 1846; Tvende ethisk-religieuse Smaa-Afhandlinger by H. H., 1849.)

On Authority and Revelation, The Book on Adler.
Translated by Walter Lowrie. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1955.
("Bogen om Adler," written 1846 -- 47, unpubl., Papirer VII' B 235. )

Pority of Heart.
Translated by Douglas Steere. 2nd ed. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948.
(Opbyggelige Taler i forskjellig Aand by S. Kierkegaard, pt. I. "En Leiligheds-Tale," 1847.)

The Gospel of Sugering and The Lilies of the Field.
Translated by David F. Swenson and Lillian Marvin Swenson. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1948.
(Opbyggelige Taler i forskjel- lig Aand by S. Kierkegaard, pt. 3, "Lidelsernes Evangelium"; pt. 2; "Hvad vi l‘re af Lilierne paa Marken og af Himmelens Fugle," 1847.)

Works of Love.
Translated by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1962.
(Kjærlighedens Gjerninger by S. Kierkegaard. 1847.)

The Crisis and The Crisis in the Life of an Actress.
Translated by Stephen Crites. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1967.
(Krisen og en Krise i en Skuespillerindes Liv, by Inter et Inter, Fædrelandet, Nos. 188 -- 91. 24 -- 27 July 1848.)

Christian Discourses, including also The Lilies of the Field and the Birds of the Air and Three Discourses at the Communion on Fridays.
Translated by Walter Lowrie. London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1939.
(Christelige Taler by S. Kierkegaard, 1848; Lilien paa Marken og Fuglen under Himlen by S. Kierkegaard, 1849; "Ypperstepræsten" - "Tolderen" - "Synderinden," Tre Taler ved Altergangen om Fredagen by S. Kierkegaard, 1849.)

The Sickness Unto Death (with Fear and Trembling).
Translated by Walter Lowrie. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1954.
(Sygdommen til Døden by Anti-Climacus. Edited by S. Kierkegaard. 1849. )

Training in Christianity, including also The Woman Who Was a Sinner
Translated by Walter Lowrie. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1944.
(Indøvelse i Christendom by Anti-Climacus, S. Kierkegaard, ed., 1850; En opbyggelig Tale by S. Kierkegaard, 1850.)

Armed Neutrality and An Open Letter.
Translated by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1968.
(Den bevæbnede Neutralitet, written 1848 -- 49, published 1965; Foranledigt ved en Yttring af Dr. Rudelbach mig betræffende, Fædrelandet, No. 26. 31 January 1851. )

The Point of View of my Work, including "Two Notes about 'the Individual' " and On My Work as an Author.
Translated by Walter Lowrie. London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1939.
(Synspunktet for min Forfatter-Virksomhed, by S. Kierkegaard, written 1848, published 1859; Om min Forfattervirksomhed by S. Kierkegaard, 1851.)

For Self-Examination.
Translated by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1940.
(Til Selvprøvelse by S. Kierkegaard. 1851.)

Judge for Yourselves! in For Self-Examination and Judge for Your- selves!..., with Two Discourses at the Communion on Fridays.
Translated by Walter Lowrie. Also includes The Unchangeableness of God (David F. Swenson, tr.). Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1944.
(Dømmer Selv! by S. Kierkegaard, 1852; To Taler ved Altergangen om Fredagen by S. Kierkegaard, 1851; Guds Uforanderlighed by S. Kierkegaard, 1855,)

Kierkegaard's Attack upon "Christendom," 1854 -- 1855.
Translated by Walter Lowrie. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1944
(Bladartikler I -- XXI by S. Kierkegaard, Fædrelandet, 1854- 55; Dette skal siges, saa være det da sagt by S. Kierkegaard, 1855; Øieblikket by S. Kierkegaard, 1 -- 9, 1855; 10, unpublished, S.V., XIV; Hvad Christus dømmer om officiel Christendom by S. Kierkegaard, 1855.)

The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard... a Selection....
Translated by Alexander Dru. London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1938.
(From Søren Kierkegaards Papirer, I -- XI. 18 vols. 1909-36.)

Commentaries

Quotations

''Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backward.''
[The Journals of Kierkegaard]

Soren Kierkegaard
''There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.''
[Either/Or]

"My opinion of Either/Or: There was a young man as favorably endowed as an Alcibiades. He lost his way in the world. In his need he looked about for a Socrates but found none among his contemporaries. Then he requested the gods to change him into one. But now—he who had been so proud of being an Alcibiades was so humiliated and humbled by the gods' favor that, just when he received what he could be proud of, he felt inferior to all" (Journals, IV A 43).