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Lorentzen, Jamie. 2001. Kierkegaard's Metaphors. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press. 256 pp.

Abstract

'Kierkegaard’s Metaphors' is a comprehensive discussion of how metaphor is informed by and befits Kierkegaard’s entire authorship. It surveys contemporary Kierkegaardian literature that either directly or tangentially addresses Kierkegaard’s metaphorical style, and literature by literary scholars, poets, and writers who address esthetic, philosophical, ethical, and religious implications of metaphor that are on par with Kierkegaard’s treatment of metaphor. (Amazon Book Description) Introduction. A Truer Impression: Kierkegaard's Metaphors Prologue. Two Views of One Caricature A Truer Impression Framing the Abstract in Concrete Terms The Poet-Philosopher Kierkegaard's Early Thoughts on Metaphor "The Fork'' Language's Inadequacies, Existentialist Writing, and Becoming a Human through a Persona Language Decay, Ambiguities, Opposition, and the Need for Passionate Tension Reasons for Esthetic Hiddenness Becoming Entangled in Metaphor and Acting Fatally From Concealment to Disclosure "You Are the One'' Kierkegaard's "Concept'' of Metaphor Rejecting or Annulling Metaphor to Embrace It Existentially Enacting and Literalizing Metaphor through Imitation, Suffering, and Atonement The Woman Who Was a Sinner