For For readers who enjoy Kierkegaard or want to meet his comic side; not a systematic introduction to his thought.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
3 of 5worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
Kierkegaard's humour, gathered from across his writings with Oden's introduction. A companion to his Parables of Kierkegaard.
How it proceeds
Philosophic3 of 5
Scriptural1 of 5
Experiential3 of 5
Sociological1 of 5
Historical0 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
An anthology edited and introduced by Oden and published by Princeton University Press in 2004. Princeton's description presents Kierkegaard as one of the most amusing of philosophers and says the collection shows how his theory of comedy connects with his comic practice across his writings. A First Things review called it a sequel to Oden's 1978 collection Parables of Kierkegaard. It is Oden's selection of passages from Kierkegaard in translation, with his introduction.
