The Age of Shakespeare by Kermode, Frank

The Age of Shakespeare (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780812974331)

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The Age of Shakespeare by Kermode, Frank

The Age of Shakespeare

$20.00
The Age of Shakespeare by Kermode, Frank

The Age of Shakespeare

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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In The Age of Shakespeare, Frank Kermode uses the history and culture of the Elizabethan era to enlighten us about William Shakespeare and his poetry and plays. Opening with the big picture of the religious and dynastic events that defined England in the age of the Tudors, Kermode takes the reader on a tour of Shakespeare's England, vividly portraying London's society, its early capitalism, its court, its bursting population, and its epidemics, as well as its arts--including, of course, its theater. Then Kermode focuses on Shakespeare himself and his career, all in the context of the time in which he lived. Kermode reads each play against the backdrop of its probable year of composition, providing new historical insights into Shakspeare's characters, themes, and sources. The result is an important, lasting, and concise companion guide to the works of Shakespeare by one of our most eminent literary scholars.

Author: Frank Kermode
ISBN-10: 0812974336
ISBN-13: 9780812974331
Publisher: Random House Group
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2005
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.28w x 0.54d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 10.3
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 85910 / Age of Shakespeare


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 07/17/2005 pg. 24
Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 26
By Frank Kermode
By Frank Kermode
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FRANK KERMODE is Britain's most distinguished scholar of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature. He has written and edited numerous works, including Shakespeare's Language, Forms of Attention, Not Entitled, The Genesis of Secrecy, and The Sense of an Ending. He has taught at many universities, including University College, London, and Cambridge University, and has been a visiting professor at Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and several other American colleges. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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