Shakespeare Research Guide: Key Resources
Guide to resources for researching Shakespeare and his works at DePaul University Libraries.
Key Resources
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Shakespeare Survey OnlineYearbook of Shakespeare studies and production, in publication since 1948. Each volume is devoted to a theme, or play, or group of plays; each also contains reviews of that year's textual and critical studies, and of the year's major British performances.
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MLA International BibliographyIndexes journal articles, book chapters and more in literature, language development, linguistics and folklore; with abstracts.
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Literature Criticism (Gale)Great starting place for research on any writer-including novelists, poets, and playwrights. Search across several collections for literary criticism and biographical information on writers. Includes the following series: Drama Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Poetry Criticism and Shakespearean Criticism.
Previously known as Literature Criticism Online.
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Understanding Shakespeare (JSTOR)This beta project allows users to connect specific lines within Shakespeare's works to the articles that discuss those lines and are available via JSTOR.
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Drama OnlineIncludes 1200+ play scripts from theatre lists from Bloomsbury's Methuen Drama, Arden Shakespeare imprints, Faber and Faber Ltd., Nick Hern Books and Aurora Metro Books. Also includes production photos from the Victoria and Albert Museum Performance Archive and The American Shakespeare Center, as well as Shakespeare's Globe On Screen videos. Drama Online Core Collection annual update is also included.
