The lily's tongue : figure and authority in Kierkegaard's Lily discourses /

The Lily's Tongue offers a nuanced, sustained reading of what Maughan-Brown calls the "Lily Discourses," four discourses that Kierkegaard wrote about the instruction in the Gospel of Matthew to "consider the lilies." Kierkegaard suggests that the lilies are "authoritati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Maughan-Brown, Frances, 1987- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]
Series:	SUNY series, literature ... in theory.
Subjects:	Kierkegaard, Søren, > 1813-1855. Kierkegaard, Søren, > 1813-1855 > Religion. Bible. > Matthew, VI, 24-34 > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Authority in literature. Figures of speech. Language and languages > Philosophy. Language and languages > Religious aspects > Christianity.

Table of Contents:

Preface : gravity in the question of authority
Glass birds
Paper flowers
The child
Golden leaves
The cordate tongue.