Shakespeare Resources--College of St. Catherine Libraries

Look for Shakespeare Resources on the Internet, find Shakespeare Reference Sources in the College of St. Catherine Library, or learn to search the MLA Bibliography. And always remember to walk unbraced and suck up the humours of the dank morning- Julius Caesar

The MLA database | Internet Links | Reference Books

The MLA Database

About off-campus access

Use the MLA International Bibliography of Language and Literature to search for articles and books about Shakespeare and his works. Coverage begins in 1963. To learn how to use MLA, consult How to Search the MLA database, or speak with a Reference Librarian. (We also have the paper version of MLA from 1956-1993, shelved with the indexes on the Lower Level of the Library.) MLA contains citations only -- no full text is provided.

Shakespeare Resources on the Internet

Here cometh a linke to yon website which shall get thee started on Shakespeare Research.

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet A guide to Shakespeare Resources on the Internet. Many interesting links, though some are not to be. Comprehensive.

Shakespeare.com

The best and worst of web Shakespeare. A search engine for any word in the complete works, pop-up ads, and a marketplace where you may purchase Shakespeare figurines.

Plays of William Shakespeare
The complete text of all of Willie's plays.

Sonnets and Long Poems of William Shakespeare
The complete text of Willie's sonnets and long poems


Elizabethan Insult Generator

Reference Books on Shakespeare

Readers Encyclopedia of Shakespeare: A convenient reference to persons, places, literary works, and other subjects relevant to Shakespeare. Includes plot summary, stage history,and selected commentary and criticism for each play.
Shakespeare Companion 1564-1964 by F.E. Halliday: Brief descriptions of characters from the plays, historical figures of the times, and the people who influenced the Shakespearean canon (e.g. printers, actors, editors, etc.).

Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare by Marvin Spevack: A concordance to the modern spelling text of the Riverside Shakespeare. Look up a word here to discover where it can be found in Shakespeare's works (play, act, scene, line). Demonstrates the word in context.
Shakespeare Concordance by Marvin Spevack: This 6 volume set provides a separate concordance to each play and for each character.
Shakespeare Lexicon: A Complete Dictionary by Alexander Schmidt: Gives definitions and usages from Shakespeare's era for all the words used by Shakespeare, and locates them in his works.
Shakespeare: an Illustrated Dictionary by Stanley Wells: Brief dictionary entries. Strong on names of theaters and actors. Has numerous illustrations and photographs. REF PR2892 .W4
Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature by Gordon Williams A three volume set that focuses on the wide variety of sexual imagery in use in Shakespeare's day. REF PR2892 .W
A Dictionary of Shakespeare: Available at Oxford Reference Online
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare: Available at Oxford Reference Online

Collections of Shakespearean Criticism at the College of St. Catherine

The Critical Perspective (the Chelsea House library of Literary Criticism: Volume 2 contains about 500 pages of articles selected by Harold Bloom as being the most significant 20th Century studies of Shakespeare. An easy place to find a few key articles on a play in a hurry.REF PR85 .C76 1985 v.2
Shakespeare Studies: An Annual gathering of Research, Criticism, and Reviews: Each year the editorial board of this publication selects outstanding articles to reprint. It also provides reviews of significant new books.PR2885 .S64
Shakespeare Survey: an Annual Survey of Shakespeare Studies and Production: Each volume collects current essays on a particular theme. Recent years have included Shakespeare and politics, Shakespeare and sex, etc. Each volume also includes an essay on current Shakespeare research.PR2888 .C3

Note: The journal Shakespeare Quarterly publishes an annual World Shakespeare Bibliography which is the most comprehensive listing of articles, play reviews, translations, etc. about the Bard and his works.