Shakespeare

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Shakespeare Collection (Gale) [eresource]
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Find literary criticism, reviews and overviews of Shakespeare’s plays, performances and poetry. You will also find the full text of Shakespeare’s works, first editions, performance diaries and prompt books.
JSTOR (Arts & Sciences Collections Parts I - IX and the Nineteenth Century British Pamphlets collection) [eresource]
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Search for full-text scholarly articles from many international literature journals. An excellent source for literary criticism and analysis of Shakespearean works. Many Shakespearean plays are included in JSTOR's Understanding Series - choose a passage from a text and instantly see journal articles quoting that passage.
Cambridge Companions [eresource]
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Find authoritative introductions to Shakespeare’s work, and his influence on other writers and genres such as film. Full titles available include Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film, Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Popular Culture and Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare Tragedy. Refine your search to view Content Type by Chapters or Books.

Discovering Literature: Shakespeare and Renaissance [external website]
This detailed British Library resource explores the works of Shakespeare and Renaissance writers in relation to the social, political and cultural context in which they were written, and investigates the ways in which these works have been interpreted over the last four centuries. Topics include power, politics, religion, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, magic and the supernatural.
myShakespeare [external website]
Explore the rich world of Shakespeare with full-text, interactive editions of five plays, including Hamlet. The multimedia plays feature contemporary translations, pop-up notes on literary devices, animated videos exploring aspects of the play, character interviews and performances of key scenes.
Royal Shakespeare Company [external website]
Visit the ‘About Shakespeare’ and ‘Education’ pages on the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) website to learn about Shakespeare’s life and his plays. For each play you will find a synopsis, themes, famous quotes, sources and influences, and productions held by the RSC.
You will also learn about the social and historical context of plays and the language used by Shakespeare, and hear from cast and crew who have performed with the RSC.

Kate Tempest: The value of Shakespeare
In this clip, explore young writer Kate Tempest's passion for Shakespeare and hear her recite her poem referencing many of his words and phrases that are still in common usage today.