Note on references; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter One Kierkegaard Enters the Spectacular City; Chapter Two Unmasking the Spectacle; Chapter Three Kierkegaard Goes Home; Chapter Four The City in Kierkegaard's Bildungsromaner; Chapter Five The Urbane Johannes Climacus; Chapter Six Kierkegaard Goes to Church; Chapter Seven Concluding Questions and Comments; Index of Illustrations; Abbreviations