English Pathfinder: Shakespeare

The following lists are not comprehensive. The items listed on this page are representative of some of the most frequently used research materials on this topic. To find more material, consult the library catalog or contact your librarian for assistance.


Indexes

An index is a specialized database that organizes information about the locations of articles in journals/magazines, reports and newspapers; and book chapters, papers in conference proceedings, and book reviews. Indexes provide the complete bibliographic citation of an article, including the title of the article, author, name of the journal, volume number, the pages of the journal in which the article can be found, and a short summary, or abstract, of the article. Some indexes are in book form, and some are electronic databases. Some electronic databases, including MLA, do NOT provide the complete text of articles. For tips on how to effectively search databases, and how to find journals that are not available on-line, contact your librarian, or consult How to Find Materials on English in the Waidner-Spahr Library.


Print:

An Index to the Works of Shakespeare
REF PR2892. O4 1887

Electronic:

MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
The premier scholarly index for literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.

Essay and General Literature Index
Indexes chapters and essays contained in books of collected works.

Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts covers materials treating all aspects of world history, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present.

Humanities Full Text
Covers journal articles in the humanities, archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, history, journalism and communications, linguistics, literature, music, performing arts, and religion.

Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective
A bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals.

ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages & Renaissance
Literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700 C.E.). Includes citations for books, journal articles, and essays in books.

JSTOR
An interdisciplinary archive of over 600 journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Literary Index
Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale, including Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Critisicm, and Poetry Criticism.

Literature Criticism Online
This index includes several literary criticism series including Literature Criticism from 1400 - 1800 and Shakespearean Criticism.

Project Muse
Search journals published by university presses.

 

 

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Dictionaries and encyclopedias are helpful in finding basic information about your topic area. They may also serve as sources of inspiration to you as you search for new topics to research. The following list is not comprehensive. Search the library catalog for more encyclopedias and dictionaries. Refer to How to Find Materials on English in the Waidner-Spahr Library for tips on how to best perform a search, or contact your librarian for assistance.

Characters & Historical Figures:

A Dictionary of Characters & Proper Names in the Works of Shakespeare
REF PR2892. S67

Who's Who in Shakespeare's England
REF PR2910. P3 1999

Shakespeare's Characters: A Historical Dictionary
REF PR2982. T45

 

Concordances:

A Complete and Systematic Concordance to the Works of Shakespeare
REF PR2892. S6

The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare
REF PR2892. S62

 

General:

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
REF CB361. E52 1999

Shakespeare A to Z
REF PR2892. B69 1990

The Reader's Encyclopedia of Shakespeare
REF 2892. C3

A Shakespeare Companion
REF PR2892. H3

Understanding Shakespeare's England
REF PR2910. M35 1989

Shakespeare the Playwright: A Companion to the Complete Tragedies, Histories, Comedies & Romances
REF PR2976. C27 1991

The Shakespeare Companion
REF PR2976. E9 1978B

The Folger Guide to Shakespeare
REF PR2987. W7 1969

Shakespeare in the Theatre, 1701-1800
REF PR3097. H6 1952

 

Glossaries:

A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare
REF PR2892. D83 1902

A Shakespeare Glossary
REF PR2892. O6 1966

Shakespeare's Bawdy
REF PR2892. P27 1991

Shakespeare Lexicon: A Complete Dictionary
REF PR2892. S4 1962

Shakespeare's Language: A Glossary of Unfamiliar Words
REF PR2892. S447 1996

A Shakespeare Thesaurus
REF PR2892. S63 1993

A Topographical Dictionary to the Works of Shakespeare and His Fellow Dramatists
REF PR2892. S8 1969

Shakespeare's Names: A Pronouncing Dictionary
REF PR3081. K57 1959

 

Quotations:

The Quotable Shakespeare
REF PR2892. D37 1988

The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare
REF PR2892. F48 1998

The Standard Book of Shakespeare Quotations
REF PR2892. S64

 

 

Biographies

 

Print:

William Shakespeare: A Documentary Volume
REF PN523. D5 v. 263

Electronic:

Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of people who shaped the British Isles.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index is the first place you should look when seeking biographical information on any living or deceased person worldwide. It is an electronic index to over 13 million biographical entries in 3,400+ biographical reference works.

Contemporary Authors

A database that includes biographic details on approximately 100,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Featured are current writers, the most-studied literary figures of the early 20th Century and authors from around the world whose works have been translated into English or published in the United States. Included are the author's writings, media adaptations, works in progress sidelights and interviews.

Dictionary of Literary Biography
The Dictionary of Literary Biography presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods.

 

 

Bibliographies

 

King Lear: An Annotated Bibliography
REF PR2819. C47 1980

A Midsummer Night's Dream: An Annotated Bibliography
REF PR2819. C37 1986

The Essential Shakespeare: An Annotated Bibliography
REF PR2894. C53 1986

Shakespeare: An Annotated Bibliography
REF PR2894. R68 1992

Shakespeare: A Bibliographical Guide
REF PR2894. S5 1990

Shakespeare: A Selective Bibliography of Modern Criticism
REF PR2976. W85 1988

 

 

Criticism

Print:

The Critical Perspective
REF PR85. C76 1985

The Critical Temper
REF PR 85. C77

Shakespeare and Feminist Criticsm
REF PR2965. K76 1992

Electronic:

Literary Index
Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale, including Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Critisicm, and Poetry Criticism.

Literature Criticism Online
This index includes several literary criticism series including Literature Criticism from 1400 - 1800 and Shakespearean Criticism.

 

Websites

 

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