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Starting
Points: Guide
to Shakespeare Resources |
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E F E R E N C E B O O K S
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Available for your use in the library,
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822.33 Bar |
Concordance
to Shakespeare |
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. |
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822.33 Boy |
Shakespeare A to Z
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Some 3,000 entries on the
life, works, actors, scholars, scene-by-scene synopses
of all the plays.
Also,
the three volume William Shakespeare – His World, His Work, His
Influence -
R 822 33
Shakespeare. |
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822.33 Que |
Who’s Who in
Shakespeare |
Brief entries for every
character in all of the plays |
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822.33 Sha |
Shakespeare for
Students |
Introductions to,
criticism of, and annotations of the plays. |
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R
822.33 Shakespeare |
The
Norton Shakespeare |
Liberal helpings of
both the quarto and folio texts, essays, by-the-text
glossary, footnotes and more. |
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F I N D I N G
B O O K S & O T H E R L
I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 822.33 |
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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’s
online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web
page (www.wppl.org),
then - Search Our Catalog - in the upper right hand.
A good
subject heading for this topic is Shakespeare. |
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e B O O K S |
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library has to offer located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search
for employment and career books by the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail. |
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| F I N D I N G A R T I C L E S
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
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The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R.
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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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 databases using your choice of
keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or
even a certain magazine.
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| W E B S I T E S
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About.com:
Shakespeare |
Links
to sites & articles about the plays, poems, authorship
controversy, biography, criticism, festivals, FAQs & more. |
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Bradley’s
Shakespearean Tragedy |
A. C.
Bradley’s 1905 classic study with links and a citation
guide. |
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The
Complete Works |
All 37 plays easily accessible. |
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IPL’s
Shakespeare Criticism |
Internet
Public Library’s links to articles about, and to general
Shakespeare criticism. |
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Mr.
William Shakespeare on the Internet |
The
plays and poems in various editions, biography, criticism,
history, Shakespeare movies and more. |
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Shakespeare
Birthplace Trust |
Dedicated
to the preservation of Shakespeare's birth home and
Stratford-upon-Avon. |
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Shakespeare
Concordance |
It’s
on the tip of your tongue. Find that quote with just a
keyword or two. |
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Shakespeare
Criticism |
Hundreds
of articles from scholarly journals about the plays. Click
on “Individual articles” for more. |
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Shakespeare
Online |
Essays, criticisms, the plays, the
poems, biography, glossary, quizzes and more. |
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Shakespeare
Oxford Society |
Did Shakespeare write the works of
Shakespeare? Many think it was Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of
Oxford. See also:
The Shakespeare Authorship Page &
Frontline’s
The Shakespeare Mystery,. |
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Shakespeare
Resource Center |
Play synopses, the Globe, authorship
debate, biography, etc. |
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For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 10/30/06
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