Hamlet in purgatory

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"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.

subjects: Christian influences,  Christianity and literature,  English drama (Tragedy),  Ghosts in literature,  History,  Purgatory in literature,  Religion in literature,  Tragedy,  Voyages to the otherworld in literature,  16th centry,  England,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, hamlet

People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Places: England

Times: 16th century,  17th century