The anthology makes use of a range of classic translations, and includes new translations by Jane Chamberlain and Jonathan RUe, explanatory introductions, an index and a glossary.

Jane Chamberlain is Lecturer in Philosophy at Morley College. She is editor of Kierkegaard's Johannes Climacus (2001).

Jonathan Rée is Lecturer in Philosophy at Middlesex University. His books include I See a Voice (1999) and Philosophical Tales (1987) and he is co-editor, with Jane Chamberlain of Kierkegaard: A Critical Reader (Blackwell 1997).