The Age of Shakespeare: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Age of Shakespeare runs 5.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.7 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 941 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literature shelf
2,717 Literature audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Age of Shakespeare is an audiobook by Frank Kermode: a 5.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released January 14, 2008, on the Literature shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Hecht
- Released
- January 14, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature
- ISBN
- 9781440797675
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Age of Shakespeare as an audiobook?
The Age of Shakespeare runs 5.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.
Is The Age of Shakespeare free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Age of Shakespeare?
The Age of Shakespeare is narrated by Paul Hecht.