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Shakespeare: a guide to selected online resources: Further resources

Online resources for Shakespeare
Subjects: English

Shakespeare's Words

Shakespeare's Words is an online version of David and Ben Crystal's glossary and language companion.

  • Read full texts of the Complete Works online.
  • Search for one word or phrase across all the Works.
  • Full A-Z Glossary.
  • Search by Topics or Themes.

 

To use the site you will have to register an account and then use the access code found on Weblearn.

Shakespearean London Theatres

Exploring Shakespearean London Theatres, this resource contains a map, a printed Guide, interactive software, public talks, and downloadable short films.

 

 

Shakespeare Documented

Shakespeare Documented is the largest and most authoritative collection of primary-source materials documenting the life of Shakespeare, bringing together all known manuscript and print references to Shakespeare, his works, and additional references to his family, in his lifetime and shortly thereafter.

Nearly 500 references, found in roughly 400 print and manuscript documents, provide a rich portrait of Shakespeare as a professional playwright, actor, poet, business man, and family man who lived in both London and Stratford-upon-Avon. These documents trace Shakespeare’s path to becoming a household name, from the earliest reference to his father in Stratford-upon-Avon, a bustling market town in Warwickshire, in 1552, to the publication of his collected plays, now known as the “First Folio,” in 1623, to the earliest gossipy references to Shakespeare in the following decades.

On this site you will find images, descriptions, and transcriptions of:

  • 107 manuscripts that refer to William Shakespeare by name in his lifetime (spelled in many different ways, which was typical of the period), including four manuscripts signed by him, and one letter addressed to him 
  • 95 printed books and manuscripts from Shakespeare's lifetime that mention or quote his plays or poems, or that refer to him directly or indirectly as a writer
  • 34 Stationers’ Register entries for Shakespeare’s plays and poems, up to and including the First Folio (1623), five of which name him as author
  • 84 printed editions of Shakespeare’s plays and poems, up to and including the First Folio (1623), 62 of which include his name on the title-page or dedicatory leaf
  • More than 100 documents that refer to other members of Shakespeare's family, including references to Shakespeare's coat of arms

 

World Shakespeare Bibliography

The World Shakespeare Bibliography is a searchable electronic database consisting of the most comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide since 1960.

Contents include:

  • annotated entries for all important books,
  • articles,
  • book reviews,
  • dissertations,
  • theatrical productions,
  • reviews of productions,
  • audiovisual materials,
  • electronic media
  • scholarly and popular materials

The more than 129,000 records cite several hundred thousand additional reviews of books, productions, films, and audio recordings.

 

Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive

Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive is an image archive, with over 3000 illustrations from four significant illustrated editions of Shakespeare's works in the Victorian period.