ABSTRACT
To analyze Kierkegaard’s relation to Jean Paul is to enter largely unexplored territory. This article attempts a survey of this area and at the same time offers an explanation for why the widespread neglect of the relationship between the two authors is both surprising and not surprising. To fulfill its task�� this article progresses in three steps: the first part offers selected information on Jean Paul’s life and works; the second part presents the references to Jean Paul in Kierkegaard’s writings, including those which go beyond demonstrable intertextual references; finally�� the third part works out decisive points for relating Kierkegaard to Jean Paul.
