Fear And Trembling/repetition : Kierkegaard's W... Apr 2026

This report examines Søren Kierkegaard’s 1843 companion volumes, Fear and Trembling and Repetition , which he published on the same day under the pseudonyms Johannes de Silentio and Constantin Constantius. Both works use Kierkegaard's real-life broken engagement to Regine Olsen as a catalyst to explore how individuals transition from the ethical or aesthetic life into the religious sphere. 1. Conceptual Frameworks: Faith and Repetition

Both books address a central crisis: the loss of something precious in the finite world and the possibility of receiving it back through a "leap of faith" into the absurd. Fear and Trembling/Repetition : Kierkegaard's W...