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The Age of Shakespeare is a collection of essays on the literary contemporaries of William Shakespeare, by Algernon Charles Swinburne. The work was first published in 1908. T.S. Eliot believed that Swinburne knew his material on this age of literature that he was more valuable... Read Full Overview

The Age of Shakespeare is a book written by Algernon Charles Swinburne and published in 1908. It is a comprehensive study of the English Renaissance, with a particular focus on the life and works of William Shakespeare. The book includes detailed analyses of Shakespeare's plays,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"The Age of Shakespeare" from Algernon Charles Swinburne. English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (1837-1909).

The Age of Shakespeare is a literary work by Algernon Charles Swinburne, published in 1908. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the life and works of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest playwrights in the history of English literature. Swinburne delves into the Elizabethan... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

A brisk, reverent invitation to the heart of Shakespeare's enduring shadow. The Age Of Shakespeare invites readers to listen as Swinburne's keen Pen speaks through the centuries, weaving poetry and criticism into a living conversation with the Elizabethan literary tradition and... Read Full Overview