 Kierkegaard is also seen as an important precursor of postmodernism.Kierkegaard influenced 19th-century literature writers as well as 20th-century literature.August Strindberg (1843-1912) found inspiration in Kierkegaard and the famous Norwegian dramatist and poet Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) clearly seems to have been inspired by the Dane in famous works such as "Brand".