Edna Hong (translator)
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Edna Hong (translator) (born Edna Hatlestad 28 Jan. 1913 - 3 Apr. 2007) was a Kierkegaard translator.[1] Together with her husband Howard Hong,[2] she earned recognition in the world of philosophical translation,[3] in particular vis-à-vis the translation from Danish to English[4] of the works of Søren Kierkegaard.[5] She received a National Book Award for translating Volume 1 of Søren Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers.[6] The couple also founded a Kierkegaard library[7] at St. Olaf based on their own collection of his work.[8]
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- ^ "Edna Hong – WLU Press". www.wlupress.wlu.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Hong, Edna (1913 - 2007), Clark County, Wisconsin History". www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Deceiving into truth - Jonathan Rée on Søren Kierkegaard". TheTLS. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Edna Hong – The Christian Humanist". Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Mercer University Press: Toward the Final Crossroads: A Festschrift for Edna Hong and Howard Hong". www.mupress.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Søren Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers, Volume 1". Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ Kerr, Euan. "Howard Hong, renowned Kierkegaard scholar, dies at 97". www.mprnews.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ Library, Kierkegaard. "The Donation of a Lifetime – Kierkegaard Library". Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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