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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781664443853
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ISBN: 9781664551688
| Runtime: | 5.66 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Britain's most esteemed scholar of 16th and 17th century literature, Frank Kermode is also a noted author and professor. In this Modern Library Chronicle, he uses the context of the Elizabethan Era to link each of Shakespeare's plays to their probable years of creation. By portraying the bard's England in terms of its society, economy, and arts, Kermode provides an invaluable guide to understanding Shakespeare's works. "Academics and common readers alike have much to learn from Kermode's illuminating and delectable study."-Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet LaureateEditorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Words have always been Kermode’s main concern, and his facility with them has established him at the forefront of English literary criticism in the course of the past half-century.” —New York Times Book Review
“Academics and common readers alike have much to learn from Kermode’s illuminating and delectable study.” —Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate
“A rich, compact survey of compact survey of Shakespeare’s life and times.” —Chicago Tribune
“Kermode’s vast store of knowledge, his strong engagement with the subject, and his down-to-earth common sense make The Age of Shakespeare a sound and helpful guide, filled with many surprising illuminations.” —New York Sun
Author
Author Bio: Frank Kermode
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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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Runtime: | 5.66 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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