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Kierkegaard's cupboard
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- Book Synopsis
- Poet Marianne Burton, whose first collection was nominated for the Forward Prize, has written a beautifully thoughtful, sharp and lively new book of poems inspired by the life of the noted Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. The 'cupboard' of the title refers to a wooden cabinet that Kierkegaard had made in order to store his letters and reminiscences of his beloved Regine, who he met and fell in love with when she was a young woman. He declined to marry her, but she nevertheless occupied his thoughts and dreams throughout his life. Dedicated to a life of the mind, he produced numerous books outlining his ideas of freedom, the religious life, man's moral duties, as well as novels and essays. Burton brilliantly captures the voice of Kierkegaard, his intellectual wit, his pointed ways with paradox, his depth of feeling and his compassionate, lively and sociable personality in this series of 14 line-poems.
- About The Author
- Marianne Burton originally trained as a lawyer and worked in the City. She has a law degree from Oxford University, an English Literature degree from the Open University, and an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her PhD was on sexual euphemism in the nineteenth-century novel. Her pamphlet The Devil's Cut was a Poetry Book Society Choice and her debut collection She Inserts The Key (Seren) was shortlisted for the Forward First Collection Prize 2013. Her poetry has been featured in Poetry Review, Poetry Wales, Poetry Ireland, Poetry London, the TLS, Guardian and Sunday Times, and on Radio Four's Poetry Please.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781781724224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Seren, (02 July 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 77
- Weight
- 130 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 153 x 8 mm
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