Søren Kierkegaard’s theory of despair. Melancholy, Edvard Munch, 1895.(Universal History Archive / Getty) You’ve probably had the experience—perhaps while listening to music, seeing an old friend, or ...
Clare Carlisle’s wonderful new biography of Søren Kierkegaard is not an easy read. If you are simply looking for the facts of Kierkegaard’s life, Alas­tair Hannay’s Kierkegaard: A Biography or Stephen ...