ABSTRACT
Harald Beyer's Søren Kierkegaard og Norge is a comprehensive study of the influence of Kierkegaardian ideas, theories, and literary innovations on the Norwegian intellectual, theological, and cultural scenes in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth. Among the most illuminating chapters of the book is the one concerned with the reception of Øieblikket among Norwegian theology students, and the conflict between the clerical authorities and the pietist splinter groups emerging in the northern parts of the country. Beyer's study is not without its weaknesses. Some of these are clearly attributable to the general state of the discipline of comparative literature at the time and ought to be forgiven, but others are less excusable. A more serious fault is the method Beyer employs in his study of Kierkegaardian influences on Norwegian literature. Søren Kierkegaard og Norge is both an interesting study in intellectual history in its own right.
