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Golden Age
Golden Age
The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology and legend and refers to the first in a sequence of four or five Ages of Man, in which the Golden Age is first, followed in sequence, by the Silver, Bronze, and Iron Ages, and then the present, a period of decline...

refers to a mythological period of primeval human existence perceived as an ideal state when human beings were pure and free from suffering.

Golden Age may also refer to:
  • Golden Age (metaphor)
    Golden Age (metaphor)
    A golden age is a period in a field of endeavour when great tasks were accomplished. The term originated from early Greek and Roman poets who used to refer to a time when mankind lived in a better time and was pure .-Golden Age in society:...

    , the classical term used as a metaphor for any period of peace, prosperity or abundance; includes a list of various golden ages

Literature

  • A Golden Age
    A Golden Age
    A Golden Age is the first novel of the Bangladesh born writer Tahmima Anam. It tells the story of the Bangladesh War of Independence through the eyes of one family. The novel was awarded the prize for Best First Book in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2008. It was also shortlisted for the 2007...

    , a novel by Tahmima Anam
  • The Golden Age (magazine), now known as Awake!, a magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses
  • The Golden Age (comics)
    The Golden Age (comics)
    The Golden Age is a 1993 four-issue Elseworlds comic book mini-series by writer James Robinson and artist Paul Smith. It concerns the Golden Age DC Comics superheroes entering the 1950s and facing the advent of McCarthyism.-Plot:...

    , a 1993 limited series published by DC Comics, named in reference to the Golden Age of Comic Books
  • The Golden Age (play)
    The Golden Age (play)
    The Golden Age is a 1985 play written by Australian writer and playwright Louis Nowra. It is based on the story that Nowra heard from an academic about "a strange group of people in the wilds of South-West Tasmania just before World War II".-Plot summary:...

    , a play by Louis Nowra
  • The Golden Age (Gurney play), a play by A. R. Gurney
    A. R. Gurney
    A. R. Gurney is an American playwright and novelist. He is known for works including Love Letters, The Cocktail Hour, and The Dining Room. Gurney currently lives in both New York and Connecticut....

  • The Golden Age (Gore Vidal novel)
    The Golden Age (Gore Vidal novel)
    The Golden Age, a historical novel published in 2000 by Gore Vidal, is the seventh and allegedly final novel in his "Narratives of Empire" series.-Plot introduction:...

  • The Golden Age (Grahame)
    The Golden Age (Grahame)
    The Golden Age is a collection of reminiscences of childhood, written by Kenneth Grahame and originally published in book form in 1895, in London by The Bodley Head, and in Chicago by Stone & Kimball...

    , a book by Kenneth Grahame
  • The Golden Age (novel series)
    The Golden Age (novel series)
    The Golden Age is a science fiction trilogy by the American writer John C. Wright. It consists of three books, The Golden Age, The Phoenix Exultant and The Golden Transcendence.-Plot introduction:...

    , a science fiction trilogy by John C. Wright, or the first book of the trilogy
  • The Queanbeyan Age
    The Queanbeyan Age
    The Queanbeyan Age is a weekly newspaper based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. First published on the 15th September, 1860 by John Gale and his brother, Peter Francis Gale, The Golden Age, as it was known at the time, was the first newspaper of the small township on the banks of the...

    , previously The Golden Age, an Australian newspaper

Music

Albums
  • The Golden Age (American Music Club album)
    The Golden Age (American Music Club album)
    The Golden Age is the 9th studio album released by San Francisco-based sadcore and slowcore band American Music Club. The album is the band's second after a 10 year hiatus that ended in 2004. The album is an effort by the band to experiment more in their music...

  • The Golden Age (Bobby Conn album)
    The Golden Age (Bobby Conn album)
    The Golden Age is a 2001 album by Chicago-based rocker Bobby Conn, released by the Thrill Jockey label.Conn said that the album "is really about this depressing realization that I managed to extend the teenage years into my mid-30s—that’s happened to a lot of people. American society is structured...

  • The Golden Age (Cracker album)
  • The Golden Age (The Legendary Pink Dots album)


Songs
  • "Golden Age" (song), a song by TV on the Radio
  • "The Golden Age" (The Asteroids Galaxy Tour song)
    The Golden Age (The Asteroids Galaxy Tour song)
    "The Golden Age" is a song recorded by Danish pop band The Asteroids Galaxy Tour. The song was released as a single on September 13, 2009 as a digital download in Denmark from their debut studio album Fruit. the song was produced by Lars Iversen and written by Mette Lindberg and Lars Iversen...

  • "The Golden Age", a song by Beck from Sea Change
  • "Golden Age", a song by Max Coveri
  • "Golden Age", a song by Midnight Oil from Capricornia
    Capricornia (album)
    Capricornia is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 2002 under the Sony Music label in Australia, and the Liquid 8 record label internationally...



Other
  • The Golden Age (ballet), a ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich

Film and television

  • Golden Age (internet series)
    Golden Age (internet series)
    Golden Age is an adult animated documentary film which debuted as a web-series on Comedy Central's broadband channel Motherload in 2006. Ten segments trace the sordid careers of oddball cartoon characters from throughout the history of animation. Notable characters include Marching Gumdrop,...

    , a 2006 animated internet series later released as a film
  • "Golden Age" (Torchwood)
    Golden Age (Torchwood)
    "Golden Age" is an original BBC Radio 4 audio play written by James Goss and is a spin-off from the British science fiction television series Torchwood, itself a spin-off from Doctor Who. This episode aired on the 2 July 2009 on BBC Radio 4...

    , a radio episode of the TV series Torchwood
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age, a 2007 sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth
  • L'Âge d'Or
    L'Âge d'Or
    L'Âge d'or is a 1930 surrealist film directed by Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel and written by him and Salvador Dalí.The film began as a second collaboration with Dalí, but, by the time the film went into production, Buñuel and Dalí had had a falling-out, and so Dalí actually had nothing to do with...

    (The Golden Age), a 1930 surrealist movie by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí
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