English Literature
This guide provides a general introduction to Library and information resources for the study of literature in English.
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This page brings together major Library resources for the study of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the greatest dramatist the world has ever seen.
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Audio-visual resources
References
- International Database of Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio by This authoritative online database of Shakespeare-related content in film, television, radio and video recordings is international in scope, is regularly updated and currently holds nearly 8,000 records dating from the 1890s to the present day.Call Number: DatabasePublication Date: Continuous
- Shakespeare's books a dictionary of Shakespeare sources byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 9781441194534Publication Date: 2016
- Shakespeare's proverbial language : an index byCall Number: Main Library Closed Stack Ref. .82233:.3989 Den.ISBN: 0520038940Publication Date: 1981
- Shakespeare's Theatre: A Dictionary of His Stage Context byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 9781847146113Publication Date: 2003
- A Shakespeare glossary byCall Number: Main Library Closed Stack Ref. .8223303 Oni.ISBN: 0198125216Publication Date: 1986
- The Shakespeare Name and Place Dictionary byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 9781884964176Publication Date: 2012
- Who's who in Shakespeare byCall Number: Main Library Closed Stack Ref. .8223303 May.ISBN: 024102272XPublication Date: 1972
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Texts and digital archives
- The Cambridge guide to the worlds of Shakespeare2 volumes. General editor: Bruce R.,Smith; associate editor, Katherine Rowe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- The Complete Works of William ShakespeareFree web version created by Jeremy Hylton
- First FoliosTo mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies in 1623 (otherwise known as the First Folio), this resource brings together dozens of digitised copies of this literary masterpiece.
- Illustrated Shakespeare CollectionFacsimiles of books held in University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.
- The New Oxford Shakespeare: complete setAuthoritative scholarly edition. The Library have the print version. We haven't purchased the online version yet.
- Shakespeare's Globe ArchiveThis collection of documents offers insights into the performance practice in the particular space of the reconstructed Globe Theatre.
- Shakespeare's Life and TimesRCS - Royal Shakespeare Company website
- Shakespeare- Love's Labours Lost, 1598Digital book from Special Collections © The University of Edinburgh
- Shakespeare- Romeo and Juliet, 1599Digital book from the Special Collections © The University of Edinburgh
- The Shakespeare Collection (via Archives Unbound)A selection of over 200 prompt books (annotated working texts of stage managers and company prompters) from the 17th to 20th centuries,
- William Shakespeare page in ProQuest One LiteratureIncluding primary texts, recent criticism, relevant reference works, dissertations and theses, and related video and audio files.
- Works by William Shakespeare - Oxford Scholar Editions OnlineEarliest work: "The Reign of King Edward the Third" (1588); Latest work: "Measure for Measure" (1623).