Living Poetically

Living Poetically, Volume 1, is a scholarly examination of Kierkegaard's existential aesthetics. Sylvia Walsh shifts the focus away from traditional literary techniques and pseudonyms to explore the development of the poetic concept within an ethical-religious framework. This work of philosophy and criticism contrasts Kierkegaard's views with Hegelian idealism and early German romanticism to define what it means to be an authentic poetic writer.

The text analyzes the intersection of religion and aesthetics, arguing that the poetic is an essential component of a religious life. Through a lens of Christianity and modern history, Walsh reclaims Kierkegaard as a poetic thinker. The analysis concludes with a feminist reading of his work, applying these philosophical principles to postmodern feminism and deconstruction to fashion an authentic mode of living poetically in the contemporary age.