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405 Kierkegaard Falls in Love

The History of Literature

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Kirkegard Never Mentions His Mother in His Writings

The saddest love story ever told, it's been called. You'll feel light headed and dizzy and maybe a little euphoric. That's the cocktail known as the kirke gard best in small doses. We're going to to his famous engagement and unpack all of that. But let's start with his life. His mother, he never mentions his mother in his writings ever. It could mean a couple of different things, couldn't it? Exactly? What is it revealing of did he despise her for her happy disposition? Did he love her because of it and want to keep her out of his writings? All three could be the reason for not mentioning her.

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