KIERKEGAARD, Soren.

Om Begrebet Ironi: Med Stadigt Hensyn til Socrates (On the Concept of Irony).

Copenhagen: Boghandler P. G. Philipsens Forlag, 1841. FIRST EDITION TP + 1 leaf = contents + Half-Title + [3]-350 + 1 blank leaf + 1 leaf = publisher's advertisements, Octavo. Himmelstrup 8.Kierkegaard's dissertation in theology on the concept of irony presented at the University of Copenhagen. Divided into two parts, Kierkegaard first addresses the concept of irony in the Greeks, specifically with regards to Socrates. Second, he examines the role of irony in his contemporary romantics of the nineteenth century. Overall, his target, both stylistically and philosophically, is the staid and rigidly ordered Hegelian system he seeks to overturn. Kierkegaard's second book of what eventually became a prolific authorship. Contemporary black boards with calf backstrip with gilt title and striping. Mild chipping to edges and some shelfwear with minimal foxing and slight early pencil lining on first few pages. Minor dampstaining to pages 280-350 (about 2" to upper corner only), not affecting the text. Scarce. Greek quotation on the title-page. Name on flyleaf is Harald Jensen, founding editor of Kristeligt Dagblad, Danish newspaper. This is Kierkegaard's second book and his University of Copenhagen doctoral dissertation. A very nice copy.

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