| Description |
xii, 322 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Hamlet in purgatory / Stephen Greenblatt. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- List of Illustrations ix -- Acknowledgements xi -- Prologue 3 -- Chapter One: A Poet's Fable 10 -- Chapter Two: Imagining Purgatory 47 -- Chapter Three: The Rights of Memory 102 -- Chapter Four: Staging Ghosts 151 -- Chapter Five: Remember Me 205 -- Epilogue 258 -- Notes 263 -- Index 315 -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Hamlet, Purgatory in literature, Christianity and literature England History 17th century, Christianity and literature England History 16th century, English drama (Tragedy) Christian influences, Voyages to the otherworld in literature, Ghosts in literature, Tragedy |
| Summary |
"Stephen Greenblatt sets out to explain his longtime fascination with the ghost of Hamlet's father, and his daring and ultimately gratifying journey takes him through surprising intellectual territory. It yields an extraordinary account of the rise and fall of Purgatory as both a belief and a lucrative institution - as well as a capacious new reading of the power of Hamlet."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-314) and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
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Hamlet (Legendary character)
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Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Ghosts in literature.
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English drama (Tragedy) -- Christian influences.
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Purgatory in literature.
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Religion in literature.
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Voyages to the otherworld in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Tragedies (Drama)
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| LC no. |
00060667 |
| ISBN |
0691058733 (alk. paper) |
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