The Age of Shakespeare

by Boris Ford (Editor)

Book Overview

This volume covers the period of Shakespeare's lifetime. It contains a long general survey of the English literary renaissance, and also an account of the social context of literature in the period. Then there follow a number of essays which consider in detail the work and importance of individual dramatists, poets and prose-writers, but above all the dram atists, for this was their age. Five of the essays are devoted to Shakespeare's plays alone. Finally, this volume contains an appendix giving short author-biographies and, in each case, standard editions of authors' works, critical commentaries and lists of books further study and reference.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140138080
• ISBN13: 9780140138085
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 5.0"