ABSTRACT

Before delving into the historical survey of Kierkegaard reception a few preliminary remarks seem advisable in order to clarify what can and what cannot be expected from the following essay:

(1) As the title suggests, I will exlusively treat the reception of Kierkegaard in the “German-Speaking World.” That is to say, I will (with very few exceptions) restrict my overview to a number of authors, whose mother-tongue is German and who write or have written in this language.1 I will concentrate on the German and Austrian sources.