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In The Age of Shakespeare, Frank Kermode uses the annals and culture of the Elizabethan era to enlighten us about William Shakespeare and his poetry and plays. Opening with the picture as a whole 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 own epidemics, as well as its arts—including, of course, its theater. Then Kermode targets Shakespeare himself and his career, all in the context of the time in which he lived. Kermode reads each play against the background of its probable year of composition, providing new historical insights into Shakspeare’s characters, themes, and sources. The effect is an important, lasting, and concise companion guide to the works of Shakespeare by one in our most eminent literary scholars.

From the Hardcover edition.

Category: History & Criticism