The Point of View on My Work as an Author

As a profound intellectual confession and literary autobiography, The Point of View for My Work as an Author contains Søren Kierkegaard's definitive defense and strategic explanation of his entire philosophical corpus. Published by Dar Al-Rafidain, this volume compiles three foundational texts: On My Work as an Author (1851), The Point of View for My Work as an Author, and its essential companion essay, The Single Individual. In these works, Kierkegaard addresses his critics, contemporaries, and future history, revealing that his complex use of pseudonyms and indirect communication in early masterworks was a deliberate dialectical pedagogy. He explains how he met the aesthetic and intellectual illusions of 19th-century society on their own terms only to systematically guide the reader toward existential self-examination and religious authenticity. Clarifying that he was a religious author from beginning to end, Kierkegaard champions "The Single Individual" as the sole locus of truth, rejecting the conformity of "the crowd" and the complacency of institutional Christendom.

It serves as the indispensable companion guide to Kierkegaard's entire philosophy, offering readers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at his authorial intentions, literary strategies, and existential mission.

Ideal for students and scholars of existentialism, modern European philosophy, theology, literary criticism, and fans of Kierkegaard seeking a clear, personal masterclass on his pseudonymous and direct authorship.