Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions

Three Discourses on Imagined Occasionswas the last of seven works signed by Kierkegaard and published simultaneously with an anonymously authored companion piece.Imagined Occasionsboth complements and stands in contrast to Kierkegaard's pseudonymously publishedStages on Life's Way.The two volumes not only have a chronological relation but treat some of the same distinct themes. The first of the three discourses, "On the Occasion of a Confession," centers on stillness, wonder, and one's search for God--in contrast to the speechmaking on erotic love in "In Vino Veritas," part one ofStages. The second discourse, "On the Occasion of a Wedding," complements the second part ofStages, in which Judge William delivers a panegyric on marriage. The third discourse, "At a Graveside," sharpens the ethical and religious earnestness implicit in Stages's "'Guilty'/'Not Guilty'" and completes this collection.