A Literary Review
Synopsis
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780140448016
- Number of pages: 144
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 8 mm
- Weight: 112g
- Languages: English, Danish (Original language of a translated text)


















