Johan Ludvig Heiberg’s “Literary Winter Crops” and Kierkegaard’s Polemic

This article provides an English translation of Johan Ludvig Heiberg’s “Literary Winter Crops” from 1843. The young Kierkegaard cultivated a positive relationship with Heiberg, who was the most powerful cultural figure in Denmark at the time. Heiberg published Kierkegaard’s first articles in his lit...

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Main Author: Stewart, Jon 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2020]
In: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Year: 2020, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 325-337
RelBib Classification:TJ Modern history
VA Philosophy
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Summary:This article provides an English translation of Johan Ludvig Heiberg’s “Literary Winter Crops” from 1843. The young Kierkegaard cultivated a positive relationship with Heiberg, who was the most powerful cultural figure in Denmark at the time. Heiberg published Kierkegaard’s first articles in his literary journal Kjøbenhavns flyvende Post , and in Kierkegaard’s early works such as From the Papers of One Still Living and The Concept of Irony , there are clear signs that he continued to court Heiberg’s favor. Heiberg’s dismissive book review of Either/Or in “Literary Winter Crops” definitively ended the relationship. Deeply offended, Kierkegaard from this point on waged a polemical war with Heiberg. Heiberg’s short review played a large and negative role not just in their personal relationship but also in Kierkegaard’s development generally. This work appears here for the first time in a complete English translation.
ISSN:1612-9792
Contains:Enthalten in: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2020-0015