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Examines Kierkegaard's journey to Germany and the creation of Either/Or
Examines Kierkegaard's journey to Germany and the creation of Either/Or
| Series: | Journeys in Thought |
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| Published: | 2003 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:43:22 |
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| Contributors: | John Deathridge; Tim Hagemann; Bernd Henningsen; Stephen Mulhall; George Pattisson; Johnathan Rée; Ulrich Johannes Schneider; George Steiner |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: | Philosophy, European; Existentialism; Kierkegaard, Søren,--1813-1855; Berlin (Germany)--Intellectual life |
| Footage description: | Sometimes described as the first existentialist, Søren Kierkegaard has a reputation for being a melancholy and misanthropic Christian theologian. It's a reputation which is unjust. As a young man in 1841 he had gone to Berlin, in part to escape a failed romance, in part in search of philosophy, but also because of his tremendous passion for theatre and music. And it was in Germany that he was to produce some of his most important works, including Either/Or, written in an intriguing number of voices and under a pseudonym. What was Kierkegaard trying to portray with these multiple fictitious characters? |
| Production number: | AUDA547A |
| Available to public: | no |
