Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-253) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Preface-- A philosophical puzzle -- Some scholarly questions -- Hamlet's questions -- Is Hamlet a Christian tragedy? -- The idea of religious drama -- Ecstasy, economy, and Hamlet -- Appendix 1: Kierkegaard's relation to Borne -- Appendix 2: The pirate ship misses its cue -- Appendix 3: A possible effect of dogmatic truth on art -- Bibliography -- Index.

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