The Two Ages

International Kierkegaard Commentary #14

by Robert L. Perkins (Editor)

For the first time in English the world community of scholars is systematically assembling and presenting the results of recent research in the vast literature of Soren Kierkegaard. Based on the definitive English edition of Kierkegaard's works by Princeton University Press, this series of commentaries addresses all the published texts of the influential Danish philosopher and theologian.

290 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1984

Reviews

[Adam Chandler · Rating 4 out of 5]

A greatly appreciated collection of essays regarding Princeton's 14 volume of Kierkegaard's works, "The Two Ages". That short work was a review and reflection on a then-anonymous novel "The Two Ages" which looked at two generations of a family. Kierkegaard understood this as a social commentary where the past age was one of mindfulness and fervour while the present age is a time devoid of passion and individuality which leads to ridicule of anyone seeking to go beyond conformity to the established ideal. Kierkegaard wrote that during a time when he was being attacked by a newspaper for his idiosyncrasies. This commentary is a valuable elaboration of Kierkegaard's arguments which helps situation them in the contexts of his authorship and culture.