Books by Katalin Nun

While Kierkegaard is perhaps known best as a religious thinker and philosopher, there is an unmistakable literary element in his writings. He often explains complex concepts and ideas by using literary figures and motifs that he could assume his readers would have some familiarity with.

While Kierkegaard is perhaps known best as a religious thinker and philosopher, there is an unmistakable literary element in his writings. He often explains complex concepts and ideas by using literary figures and motifs that he could assume his readers would have some familiarity with.

Features articles that employ source-work research to trace Kierkegaard's understanding and use of authors from the Greek tradition. This work treats a series of figures of varying importance in Kierkegaard's authorship, ranging from early Greek poets to late Classical philosophical schools.

Features articles that employ source-work research to trace Kierkegaard's understanding and use of authors from the Greek tradition. This volume has been organized so as to reflect the full spectrum of Kierkegaard's Greek sources. It is dedicated to the different pictures of Socrates. It also contains a series of articles on Plato.