Back to Results
Cover image of The Seventh Solitude
Cover image of The Seventh Solitude
Share this Title:

The Seventh Solitude

Metaphysical Homelessness in Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche

Ralph Harper
Publication Date
Binding Type

In these three predecessors of existentialism, all of whom were profoundly influenced by Stendhal, author Ralph Harper finds evidence of that spiritual isolation which leads ultimately to personal solitude and philosophical nihilism. To these negative modes of being he opposes the alternatives embodied by St. Augustine and Proust—the passion for God and the passion for creation.

About
Related Books
Reviews
Details
Authors
Related

Related Books

Preorder
Cover image of Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness
Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness

Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey

$27.95
Quick Add Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness
Cover image of Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness
Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness

Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey

Publication Date: June 11, 2024
Binding Type
Preorder
Cover image of Longing for Connection
Longing for Connection

Andrew Burstein

$34.95
Quick Add Longing for Connection
Cover image of Longing for Connection
Longing for Connection

Andrew Burstein

Publication Date: April 23, 2024
Binding Type
New release
Cover image of Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture
Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture
Volume
Volume 53

edited by David A. Brewer and Crystal B. Lake

Volume
Volume 53
$50.00
Quick Add Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture
Volume
Volume 53
Cover image of Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture
Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture

edited by David A. Brewer and Crystal B. Lake

Volume
Volume 53
Publication Date
Binding Type
New release
Cover image of The New Physiognomy
The New Physiognomy

Rochelle Rives

$34.95
Quick Add The New Physiognomy
Cover image of The New Physiognomy
The New Physiognomy

Rochelle Rives

Publication Date
Binding Type
Cover image of The Lyre Book
The Lyre Book

Matthew Kilbane

$39.95
Quick Add The Lyre Book
Cover image of The Lyre Book
The Lyre Book

Matthew Kilbane

Publication Date
Binding Type
Reviews

Reviews

Harper is sensitive and subtle. He knows the material and is a creative thinker. The Seventh Solitude is splendid.

— Books Abroad
About

Book Details

Publication Date
Status
Available
Trim Size
5.5
x
8.5
Pages
163
ISBN
9780801802577
DOI
Subject
Author Bio
Featured Contributor

Ralph Harper

Ralph Harper (1916–1996) was an adjunct professor of humanities at the Johns Hopkins University and a rector of St. James Church in Monkton, Maryland. He is the author of twelve books, including The Seventh Solitude, Human Love, The World of the Thriller, The Existential Experience, and Journey from Paradise, which were published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
Read more

Site Menu

Customer Service