Reading Comprehension and Translation: Kierkegaard’s Danish
As part of the Kierkegaard Summer Institute, the Kierkegaard Library offers intensive study of Kierkegaard’s Danish through a reading comprehension and translation course. Participants gain a familiarity with the basic grammatical structure of written Danish and hone the ability to work through and interpret passages in Kierkegaard’s original Danish texts. Participants also become proficient in translating passages into English. The course is aimed at both new and advanced scholars of Kierkegaard who wish to engage the author in the original language and make informed interpretive decisions about particular passages. There are no prerequisites for course enrollment.
Course Instructor: This course is taught by K. Brian Söderquist, Kierkegaard scholar and part of the team that translated Kierkegaard’s Journals and Notebooks (11 volumes).
Please note: this course is offered in-person only. Housing is not provided as part of the course; participants who are not also KSI Research Fellows or KSI Junior Fellows are responsible for securing their own off-campus housing. This is not an official course of St. Olaf College and does not provide official institutional course credit.
Dates for Summer 2026: July 1 – July 30
Course fee (paid by participant): $800
Application deadline: April 1, 2026. Late applications will be considered if the class has not reached its maximum capacity.
Please contact KSI-Application@stolaf.edu with any questions.