Prefaces: Writing Sampler

Todd W. Nichol is Associate Professor of Church History at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota.

"These new translations are excellent."--Choice "The definitive edition of the Writings. The first volume ... indicates the scholarly value of the entire series: an introduction setting the work in the context of Kierkegaard's development; a remarkably clear translation; and concluding sections of intelligent notes."--Library Journal

• HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION vii Prefaces 1 PREFACE 3 Preface I 13 Preface II 15 Preface III 22 Preface IV 23 Preface V 27 Preface VI 31 Preface VII 35 Preface VIII 47 Writing Sampler 69 SUPPLEMENT 91 Key to References 92 Original Title Page of Prefaces 94 Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers Pertaining to Prefaces 97 Original Manuscript Pages of Writing Sampler 122 Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's journals and Papers Pertaining to Writing Sampler 127 EDITORIAL APPENDIX 165 Acknowledgments 167 Collation of Prefaces in the Danish Editions of Kierkegaard's Collected Works 169 Notes 171 Bibliographical Note 199 Index 201