In Vino Veritas, from Stages on Life’s Way

In Vino Veritas is one section of Kierkegaard's Stages on Life's Way, originally published in 1845. In a conscious reference to Plato's Symposium, it is determined that each participant must give a speech, and that their topic shall be love. Lee M. Hollander said, "it excels Plato's work in subtlety, richness, and refined humor. To be sure, Kierkegaard has charged his creation with such romantic superabundance of delicate observations and rococo ornament that the whole comes dangerously near being improbable; whereas the older work stands solidly in reality." Some of the speakers in this book are charcters from Kierkegaard's other books. Victor Eremita, Judge William, and Johannes the Seducer were all from Either/Or (1843) and Constantin and the Young Person were from Repetition (1843). (Summary by Soupy) (3 hr 19 min)

Chapters

The Banquet	27:33	Read by KevinS
The Young Person’s Speech	51:48	Read by Craig Campbell
Constantin’s Speech	26:47	Read by Craig Campbell
Victor Eremita’s Speech	29:32	Read by Craig Campbell
The Dressmaker’s Speech	19:52	Read by Craig Campbell
The Speech of John the Seducer	27:46	Read by Craig Campbell
Judge William and His Wife	16:28	Read by KevinS

Reviews

thanks for adding to the repertoire

(4.5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

mot much Kierkegaard in Librivox not sure why

an intriguing chunk of an unusual book

(4 stars)

M. Johnson

Grateful to have found some Kierkegaard on LibriVox. There should be more! I fortunately have a paper copy of Stages on Life's Way and look forward to complementing my listening with the rest of the book. Great readers; thank you!

sore-ly needed

(5 stars)

The Animate Ray

Thank you, this is a gift to the community.

Underwhelmed

(3 stars)

Rocky

No peak no trough; flat.