The point of view, etc. : including On my work as an author, the point of view for my work as an author and Armed neutrality

As a spiritual autobiography, Kierkegaard's The Point of View for My Work as an Author stands among such great works as Augustine's Confessions and Newman's Apologia pro Vita Sua . Yet Point of View is neither a confession nor a defense; it is an author's story of a lifetime of writing, his understanding of the maze of greatly varied works that make up his oeuvre. Upon the imminent publication of the second edition of Either/Or , Kierkegaard again intended to cease writing. Now was the time for a direct "report to history" on the authorship as a whole. In addition to Point of View , which was published posthumously, the present volume also contains On My Work as an Author , a contemporary substitute, and the companion piece Armed Neutrality . As A Spiritual Autobiography, Kierkegaard's The Point Of View For My Work As An Author Stands With Such Great Works As Augustine's Confessions And Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua - But With A Difference. It Is Neither A Confessional Autobiography Nor A Defense. It Is An Author's Story Of A Lifetime Of Writing, His Understanding Of The Common Aim And Comprehensive Coherence Of The Maze Of His Greatly Varied Pseudonymous And Signed Works. Entries In The Supplement Document The Context And Development Of The Writings On The Authorship As A Whole. In Addition They Disclose Kierkegaard's Considerations As He Wrestled With Decisions About Publishing The Three Works And Other Works That Were The Fruit Of The Year 1848 ... The Year Of My Richest Productivity.--jacket. On My Work As An Author -- The Point Of View For My Work As An Author -- Armed Neutrality. By Søren Kierkegaard ; Edited And Translated With Introduction And Notes By Howard V. Hong And Edna H. Hong. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [310]-[333] And Index. Presents the author's story of a lifetime of writing and his understanding of the maze of greatly varied works that make up his oeuvre. Accordingly, what is to be shown here is that there is such a duplexity from beginning to end.