Golden Age The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the ''Works and Days'' of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages of Man, Ages, Gold being the first and the one during wh ...

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) A golden age is a period considered the peak in the history of a country or people, a time period when the greatness, greatest achievements were made. The term originated from early ancient Greece, Greek and ancient Rome, Roman poets, who used it ...

, the classical term used as a metaphor for a period of perceived greatness; includes a list of various golden ages

Film and television

* ''Golden Age'' (1934 film), a Chinese film of 1934 * ''Golden Age'' (2006 film), an animated internet series later released as a film * "Golden Age" (''Torchwood''), a radio episode of the TV series ''Torchwood'' * '' Berserk: The Golden Age Arc'', a 2010s film series based on a manga story arc of the same name * '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', a 2007 sequel to the 1998 film ''Elizabeth'' * '' L'Age d'Or'' (''The Golden Age''), a 1930 surrealist movie by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí * ''The Golden Age'' (1942 film), a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jean de Limur

Literature

Novels and essays

* '' A Golden Age'', a 2007 novel by Tahmima Anam * ''The Golden Age'' (Grahame), an 1895 book by Kenneth Grahame * ''The Golden Age'' (London novel), a 2014 novel by Joan London * ''The Golden Age'' (Vidal novel), a 2000 novel by Gore Vidal * ''The Golden Age'' (Wright novel), a 2002 novel in the Golden Oecumene trilogy by John C. Wright

Periodicals and comics

* ''The Golden Age'' (comics), a 1993 DC Comics limited series * ''The Golden Age'' (newspaper), now ''The Queanbeyan Age'', published in New South Wales, Australia * ''

Awake! ''Awake!'' is an illustrated religious magazine published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. It is considered to be a companion magazine of '' The Watchtower'', and is distributed by Jehovah's Witnesses. The Watch Towe ...

'', formerly ''The Golden Age'', a magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses * ''

The New Golden Age "The New Golden Age" is a crossover event in DC Comics publications. Written by Geoff Johns, the story follows the Justice Society of America unraveling a mystery following the Golden Age heroes and villains and the untold stories that come with i ...

'', a 2022-2023 DC Comics event

Plays

* ''The Golden Age'' (Nowra play), a 1985 play by Louis Nowra * ''The Golden Age'', a play by

A. R. Gurney Albert Ramsdell Gurney Jr. (November 1, 1930 – June 13, 2017) (sometimes credited as Pete Gurney) was an American playwright, novelist and academic. Gurney is known for plays including ''The Dining Room'' (1982), '' Sweet Sue'' (1986/7), '' T ...

* ''Golden Age'', a 2009 play by

Terrence McNally Terrence McNally (November 3, 1938 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," M ...

Music

* ''The Golden Age'' (Shostakovich), a 1930 ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich * Golden Age, a recording facility in Auckland run by

Joel Little Joel Little (born 13 February 1983) is a New Zealand record producer, musician and Grammy Award-winning songwriter.

Albums

* ''The Golden Age'' (American Music Club album), 2008 * ''The Golden Age'' (Bobby Conn album), 2001 * ''The Golden Age'' (Cracker album), 1996 * ''The Golden Age'' (Dizzy Wright album), 2013 * ''The Golden Age'' (The Legendary Pink Dots album), 1989 * ''The Golden Age'' (Woodkid album), 2013 * ''The Golden Age'' (Your Demise album), 2012 * ''Golden Age'' (album), by NCT, 2023

Songs

* "Golden Age" (song), a 2008 song by TV on the Radio * "The Golden Age" (The Asteroids Galaxy Tour song), 2009 * "Golden Age", by Battle Beast from '' Battle Beast'', 2013 * "Golden Age", by Midnight Oil from '' Capricornia'', 2002 * "Golden Age", by

Ray Stevens Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country music, country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian. He is best known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "M ...

, 1973 * "A Golden Age", by The Waterboys from ''

Fisherman's Blues ''Fisherman's Blues'' is the fourth studio album by the Waterboys, released by Ensign Records in October 1988. The album marked a change in the band's sound, with them abandoning their earlier grandiose rock sound for a mixture of traditional Iri ...

'', 2013 (25th Anniversary box set) * "The Golden Age", by Beck from '' Sea Change'', 2002 * "The Golden Age", by

Terry Dene Terry Dene (born Terence Williams, 20 December 1938) is a British rock music singer popular in the late 1950s and early 60s. He had three Top Twenty hits between June 1957 and May 1958. Career Dene was born in Lancaster Street, Elephant & Cas ...

, 1958 * "Golden Age", by NCT, 2023

Other

* ''Golden Age'' (1783 ship) * ''The Golden Age'' (painting), oil on panel painting by Jacopo Zucchi *

Golden Age Lake ''Golden Age Lake'', known as Altyn Asyr köli locally, alternatively as Karakum Lake, is a man-made lake under construction in the Karashor depression in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan. Upon completion, the lake will span with a maximum d ...

, a man-made lake under construction in Turkmenistan