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Book Synopsis"The Corsair Affair" has been called the 'most renowned controversy in Danish literary history'. This volume contains the documents relevant to this dispute, and a historical introduction that recapitulates the sequence of events surrounding the controversy.
Trade Review"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
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Historical Introduction, pg. vii*Chronology, pg. xxxix*Public Confession, pg. 3*Who is The Author of Either/Or, pg. 13*A Word of Thanks to Professor Heiberg, pg. 17*A Little Explanation, pg. 22*An Explanation and a Little More, pg. 24*A Cursory Observation Concerning a Detail in Don Giovanni, pg. 28*The Activity of a Traveling Esthetician and How He Still Happened to Pay for The Dinner, pg. 38*The Dialectical Result of a Literary Police Action, pg. 47*An Open Letter, pg. 51*A Letter, pg. 63*Another Letter, pg. 66*[A Letter], pg. 69*Literary Quicksilver, pg. 73*Key to References, pg. 87*P. L. Moller, M. Goldschmidt, The Corsair, and Related Publications, 1841-1848, pg. 91*Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers Pertaining to Articles, the Corsair Affair, and "An Open Letter", pg. 153*Acknowledgments, pg. 265*Collation of Articles in the Danish Editions of Kierkegaard's Collected Works, pg. 269*Notes, pg. 271*Bibliographical Note, pg. 309*Index, pg. 311*Advisory Board, pg. 325
