The Age of Shakespeare
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Age of Shakespeare
By (Author) Sir Frank Kermode
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
1st October 2005
7th July 2005
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
822.33
Physical Properties
Paperback
208
Width 163mm, Height 199mm, Spine 17mm
186g
Description
Shakespeare made his unique contribution to British and world culture in the midst of Elizabeth's great reign. Here, the circumstances of each play's composition are acutely described, and set within a masterful portrait of Shakespeare's England - its early capitalism, its court, its bursting population, and its epidemics, as well as its arts - including, of course, its theatre. An important, lasting, and concise companion to Shakespeare's time.
Author Bio
Sir Frank Kermode has been a prominent figure in the world of literary criticism since the 1960s. He has been King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Cambridge and Professor of Poetry at Harvard. He was knighted in 1991.
