William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Works:
Links
Searching the Online Catalog for Works

Criticism and Biography:
Databases
Links
Reference Books
Books on Shakespeare and Religion
Searching the Online Catalog for Criticism and Biographical Information

See Also:
Literary Criticism and Biography
Drama Criticism
Poetry Criticism
Gale Research Literary Resources guide
 


This guide lists starting points for locating information on William Shakespeare. For more resources, please consult the Library's homepage or consult a reference librarian for assistance (423) 614-8562.


Shakespeare's Work 

Links

Shakespeare Web Site
Contains his complete works as well as a brief biography.

William Shakespeare – Biography and Works

Searching the Online Catalog for Works

From the Library's online catalog:

Conduct a basic author search using "Shakespeare, William" (last name first).
Example Search:  shakespeare, william  [Author Search]

[OR]

Conduct an basic title search for the title of the work.
Example Search: 
midsummer night's dream  [Title Search]
 


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Criticism and Biography

Databases

Academic Search Complete (ASC)

Academic OneFile

LitFinder  

Literary Index (Gale) 
Index to Gale Research's literary reference tools. Identify the reference tools you need, then identify their call number location by consulting the Gale Literary Resources guide. No full text online.

Literature Resource Center

MLA International Bibliography  No full text online.

Links

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet 

Shakespeare Resource Center 

William Shakespeare – Biography and Works 

William Shakespeare LitLinks 

Selected Reference Books

A Complete Concordance or Verbal Index to Words, Phrases, and Passages in the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare: With a Supplementary Concordance to the Poems. St. Martin's Press, 1956.  
Ref. PR2892 .S62 

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare. Oxford University Press, 2001.
Ref. PR2892 .O94 2001  

 Plot Outlines of Shakespeare’s Histories: Scene By Scene. By J. Wilson McCutchan. Barnes & Noble, 1995.
Circulating - PR 2982 .M23

The Reader's Encyclopedia of Shakespeare. Crowell,1966.
Ref. PR2892 .R4  

 A Shakespeare Companion, 1564-1964. Schocken Books, 1964.
Ref. PR2892 .H3 1964

Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography. Neal-Schuman, 1990.
Ref. PR3093 .R68 1990  

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry. Gale, 1984.
Ref. PR2965 .S53 1984 v.1-10 

Shakespeare's Characters for Students. Gale, 1997.
Ref. PR2989 .S53 1997  

Who's Who in Shakespeare. Crescent, 1989.
Ref. PR2892 .W47  

Books on Shakespeare and Religion

Biblical Presence in Shakespeare, Milton, and Blake: A Comparative Study. By Harold Fisch. Oxford University Press, 1999.
Circulating - PR408 .B53 F57 1999

Biblical References in Shakespeare's Comedies. By Naseeb Shaheen. Associated University Presses, 1993.
Circulating - PR3012 .S48 1993

Biblical References in Shakespeare’s History Plays.  By Naseeb Shaheen. University of Delaware Press, 1989.
Circulating - PR 3012 .S5 1989

Christian Settings in Shakespeare's Tragedies. By D. Douglas Waters. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1994.
Circulating - PR2983 .W37 1994

Forbidden Matter: Religion in the Drama of Shakespeare and His Contemporaries. By Gerald M. Pinciss. Associated University Presses, 2000.
Circulating - PR658.R43 P56 2000

Shakespeare and Christian Doctrine. By Roland Mushat Frye. Princeton University Press, 1963.
Circulating - PR3011 .F7

Shakespeare, Catholicism, and Romance. By Velma Bourgeois Richmond. Continuum, 2000.
Circulating - PR2981.5 .R53 2000

Searching the Online Catalog for Criticism and Biographical Information

From the Library's online catalog:

Search Method #1
Conduct a basic subject search using Shakespeare, William (last name first).
Browse and select appropriate subject headings.

Example Search:  
Shakespeare, William  
[Subject Search]

[OR]

Search Method #2 
Conduct a basic subject search on Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 and any of the subheadings listed just below.
Example Search:  
shakespeare, william
1564-1616 - sonnets  
[Subject Search]
 

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Characters
- Comedies
- Criticism and interpretation
- Criticism, textual
- Dictionaries
- Drama
- Encyclopedias
- Ethics
- Film and video adaptations
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Histories
- Humor
- Knowledge
- Literary style
- Musical settings
- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
- Parodies, imitations, etc.

 

- Periodicals
- Poetic works
- Political and social views
- Quotations
- Religion
- Societies
- songs and music
- Sonnets
- Sources
- Stage history
- Stories, plots, etc.
- Study and teaching
- Technique
- Themes, motives
- Tragedies
- Tragicomedies
- Views on feminism
- Views on imperialism


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