Understanding Kierkegaard's Parables - by Russell Hamer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Kierkegaard is often praised for his poetic writing style. Throughout his works, especially his pseudonymous ones, he often breaks from philosophical prose and instead uses extended metaphors, fairy tales, parables, and allegories. This book, which is the first that directly addresses Kierkegaard's parables, argues that they help the reader undergo transformative change. It asks why Kierkegaard uses parables in a broad sense, how they function as a form of indirect communication, why Kierkegaard must remain secretive about the purpose of the parables, and how this secrecy plays an important role in Kierkegaard's authorship"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Kierkegaard is often praised for his poetic writing style. Throughout his works, especially his pseudonymous ones, he often breaks from philosophical prose and instead uses extended metaphors, fairy tales, parables, and allegories. This book, which is the first that directly addresses Kierkegaard's parables, argues that they help the reader undergo transformative change. It asks why Kierkegaard uses parables in a broad sense, how they function as a form of indirect communication, why Kierkegaard must remain secretive about the purpose of the parables, and how this secrecy plays an important role in Kierkegaard's authorship.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"...makes an important contribution to scholarship, by refocusing attention on the parabolic form so important to Kierkegaard."--Thomas Millay, senior research fellow, Hong Kierkegaard Library, St. Olaf College<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Russell Hamer</b> teaches at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland. He has done work in philosophical pedagogy, Kierkegaard, and the intersection of philosophy and pop culture.
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