Presented here in a new translation, with a historical
introduction by the translators, "Fear and Trembling and
Repetition" are the most poetic and personal of Soren Kierkegaard's
pseudonymous writings. Published in 1843 and written under the
names Johannes de Silentio and Constantine Constantius,
respectively, the books demonstrate Kierkegaard's transmutation of
the personal into the lyrically religious.
Each work uses as a point of departure Kierkegaard's breaking of
his engagement to Regine Olsen--his sacrifice of "that single
individual." From this beginning "Fear and Trembling" becomes an
exploration of the faith that transcends the ethical, as in
Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command.
This faith, which persists in the face of the absurd, is rewarded
finally by the return of all that the faithful one is willing to
sacrifice. "Repetition" discusses the most profound implications of
unity of personhood and of identity within change, beginning with
the ironic story of a young poet who cannot fulfill the ethical
claims of his engagement because of the possible consequences of
his marriage. The poet finally despairs of repetition (renewal) in
the ethical sphere, as does his advisor and friend Constantius in
the aesthetic sphere. The book ends with Constantius' intimation of
a third kind of repetition--in the religious sphere."
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