Starting Points: Guide to Shakespeare

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Reference – 1^st Floor  

Concordance to Shakespeare - R 822.33 Bar

A verbal index to finding words, phrases and passages in the plays.

(See also The Home Book of Shakespeare Quotations- R 822.33 S and  The Complete Dictionary of Shakespeare Quotations - R 822.33 Com)    
Shakespeare A to Z - R 822.33 Boy

Nearly 3,000 entries on Shakespeare’s life, works, actors, scholars, scene-by-scene synopses of all the plays and more.   

(See also the three volume William Shakespeare – His World, His Work, His Influence - R 822.33 Shakespeare)
                                                           
Who’s Who in Shakespeare -  R 822.33 Que

Brief entries for every character in all of the plays.                                 

Shakespeare for Students - R 822.33 Sha 

Introductions to, criticism of, and annotations of the plays.  

The Norton Shakespeare - R 822.33 Shakespeare

Liberal helpings of the quarto and folio texts, helpful essays, by-the-text glossary, footnotes and more. Based on the Oxford Edition.

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 822.33
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  A good subject heading for this topic is Shakespeare.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·            The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       Literature Resource Center, EBSCOhost and Infotrac Onefile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit
       the search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

About.com: Shakespeare: Multiple links to sites and articles about the plays, poems, authorship controversy, biography, criticism, festivals, FAQs and more.              
 
Bradley’s Shakespearean Tragedy: A. C. Bradley’s 1905 classic study with links and a citation guide.          
      
The Complete Works: All 37 plays easily accessible.
    
IPL’s Shakespeare Criticism: Internet Public Library’s links to articles about, and to general Shakespeare criticism.                    
 

Mr. William Shakespeare on the Internet: The plays and poems in various editions, biography, criticism, history, Shakespeare movies and
more.  

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Dedicated to the preservation of Shakespeare's birth home and Stratford-upon-Avon.
 
Shakespeare Concordance: It’s on the tip of your tongue.  Use just keywords and place quotes around them.                
      
Shakespeare Criticism: Hundreds of articles from scholarly journals about the plays.  Click on “Individual articles” for more.              
      
Shakespeare Online: Essays, criticisms, the plays, the poems, biography, glossary, quizzes and more 
      
Shakespeare Oxford Society: Did Shakespeare write the works of Shakespeare?  Many think it was Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604).         
    
Shakespeare Resource Center: Play synopses, the Globe, authorship debate, biography, etc.

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