02333cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000440012624500270017026400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034750000310038350501660041450800880058052011480066853400450181665300860186185600430194799900170199014252UtSlPG20260610133333.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a08027774  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aSwinburne, Algernon Charles,d1837-190914aThe Age of Shakespeare 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-12-030 aChristopher Marlowe -- John Webster -- Thomas Dekker -- John Marston -- Thomas Middleton -- William Rowley -- Thomas Heywood -- George Chapman -- Cyril Tourneur.  aProduced by Ted Garvin, Paul Moots and the PG Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.  a"The Age of Shakespeare" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a literary criticism written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the lives and contributions of prominent playwrights and poets from the era of Shakespeare, notably Christopher Marlowe, John Webster, and Thomas Dekker, among others, while also exploring their influence on Shakespeare's writing and the context of their times.  At the start of the text, the author pays homage to Christopher Marlowe, identifying him as the first great English poet who established the potential of English blank verse. Swinburne emphasizes Marlowe's groundbreaking work, particularly in tragedy, highlighting plays like "Tamburlaine" and "Doctor Faustus." He discusses Marlowe’s stylistic innovations and sets the stage for a broader examination of other contemporaries, like Webster and Dekker, whom he believes also shaped the landscape of English theater. The opening sets a tone of deep admiration for Marlowe's genius and the literary revolution that marked the age, establishing a foundation for the critical exploration that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14252  c55640d55640