The first comprehensive introduction to cover the entire span of Kierkegaard's authorship. Explores how the two strands of his writing--religious discourses and pseudonymous literary creations--influenced each other Accompanies the reader chronologically through all the philosopher's major works, and integrates his writing into his biography Employs a unique "how to" approach to help the reader discover individual texts on their own and to help them closely examine Kierkegaard's language Presents the literary strategies employed in Kierkegaard's work to give the reader insight into subtext