{"product_id":"the-age-of-shakespeare-boris-ford","title":"The Age of Shakespeare -  Boris Ford","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"191\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eThe Age of Shakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"u7h90d\" data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"204\"\u003eEditor: \u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"219\"\u003eBoris Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"16o5ovb\" data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"232\"\u003eSeries: \u003cstrong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"251\"\u003eA Pelican Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1bu3r2q\" data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"267\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"285\"\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"2fag94\" data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"299\"\u003eEdition: \u003cstrong data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"308\"\u003e1962\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"xrlm9p\" data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"322\"\u003eBinding: \u003cstrong data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"336\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"tffev0\" data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"348\"\u003ePages: \u003cstrong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"356\"\u003e480\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"77yf4p\" data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"367\"\u003eSize: \u003cstrong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"392\"\u003e4.5 × 0.5 × 7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"8odhfy\" data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"407\"\u003eLanguage: \u003cstrong data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"419\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1901\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1552\"\u003eThe Age of Shakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e forms part of the influential literary tradition of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003eA Pelican Book\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Penguin series known for making serious literary, historical, and cultural scholarship accessible to a broad readership. Edited by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1774\"\u003eBoris Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e, the volume examines Shakespeare within the larger literary culture of his period rather than treating his works in isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1903\" data-end=\"2374\"\u003eThe age of Shakespeare was one of significant transformation in English cultural life. The late Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods witnessed major developments in poetry, drama, prose, and theatre. London became an important centre of theatrical activity, while writers, poets, dramatists, and intellectuals contributed to a rapidly developing literary culture. Understanding this environment provides important context for approaching Shakespeare's plays and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2761\"\u003eThe volume is particularly useful for readers interested in the relationship between \u003cstrong data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2508\"\u003eShakespearean drama and Renaissance England\u003c\/strong\u003e. Shakespeare's work emerged alongside a wider theatrical tradition involving numerous dramatists and performers. The period also saw the establishment and growth of professional theatres, creating new opportunities for dramatic writing and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2763\" data-end=\"3220\"\u003eAs an edited literary volume, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"2819\"\u003eThe Age of Shakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a broader cultural framework for studying the period. Rather than functioning simply as a collection of Shakespeare's works, it can be approached as a historical and literary companion to the world in which Shakespeare wrote. The subject therefore extends beyond individual plays to questions of literary development, theatre, society, and the intellectual atmosphere of Renaissance England.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3222\" data-end=\"3508\"\u003eThe book is also valuable for students and general readers studying \u003cstrong data-start=\"3290\" data-end=\"3329\"\u003eElizabethan and Jacobean literature\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its substantial 480-page format makes it a considerably more extensive volume than a brief introduction, offering a broad survey of the literary age associated with Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3510\" data-end=\"3796\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"3515\" data-end=\"3563\"\u003e1962 Penguin Books Pelican paperback edition\u003c\/strong\u003e is also of interest to collectors of vintage Penguin publications. The compact paperback format, 480-page extent, and association with Boris Ford make it a representative example of mid-twentieth-century Penguin literary publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul data-start=\"3817\" data-end=\"4379\"\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"3cg5c5\" data-start=\"3817\" data-end=\"3852\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3819\" data-end=\"3829\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Age of Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"noanm1\" data-start=\"3853\" data-end=\"3877\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3855\" data-end=\"3866\"\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boris Ford\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"y90dgd\" data-start=\"3878\" data-end=\"3906\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3880\" data-end=\"3891\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Pelican Book\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"j0qma0\" data-start=\"3907\" data-end=\"3937\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3923\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"41vbqi\" data-start=\"3938\" data-end=\"3957\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3940\" data-end=\"3952\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"1o7ote6\" data-start=\"3958\" data-end=\"3982\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3960\" data-end=\"3972\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"dcvzf2\" data-start=\"3983\" data-end=\"3999\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3985\" data-end=\"3995\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"p4qvr2\" data-start=\"4000\" data-end=\"4032\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4002\" data-end=\"4011\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5 × 0.5 × 7 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"v3fv5e\" data-start=\"4033\" data-end=\"4056\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4035\" data-end=\"4048\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"h8xwoq\" data-start=\"4057\" data-end=\"4179\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4059\" data-end=\"4071\"\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shakespeare, Renaissance literature, Elizabethan literature, Jacobean literature, English drama and theatre\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"1do4whj\" data-start=\"4180\" data-end=\"4229\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"4193\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Penguin \/ Pelican paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli data-section-id=\"pkdlqj\" data-start=\"4230\" data-end=\"4379\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4232\" data-end=\"4246\"\u003eIdeal for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shakespeare scholars, literature students, theatre enthusiasts, collectors of Penguin books, and readers of English literary history\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003ch1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"u88j0l\" data-start=\"4381\" data-end=\"4402\"\u003e🔹 Collector's Note\u003c\/h1\u003e\r\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4404\" data-end=\"4929\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"4409\" data-end=\"4466\"\u003e1962 Pelican Book edition of \u003cem data-start=\"4440\" data-end=\"4464\"\u003eThe Age of Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an appealing vintage Penguin paperback for collectors interested in Shakespearean studies and twentieth-century literary publishing. 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