Links Database: Research Resources
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Absolute Shakespeare - plays, quotes, summaries, essays...- http://absoluteshakespeare.com/
- Absolute Shakespeareis a well-designed site that provides texts of the plays and poems, early essays on them, and some study guides aimed at the high school student:
- keywords: essays, quotes, summaries
- valid as of 2005-09-09
Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare- http://shakespeare.ca/
- TheCanadian Adaptations of Shakespearesite, based out of the University of Geulph, includes information on the Sanders portrait (a possible portrait of Shakespeare found in Ontario, Canada), links to other Shakespeare-related sites, and a substantial amount of information on Canadian Shakespeare productions and adaptations:
- keywords: adaptation, canada, performance, portrait, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-09

Folger Shakespeare Library- http://www.folger.edu/
- The Folger Shakespeare Librarycontains some of the finest historical and textual materials on Shakespeare. Look especially at their past exhibitions:
- keywords: historical, library
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Stratford-upon-Avon: Birthplace of Shakespeare
- http://www.stratford.co.uk/index.asp
- TheWilliam Shakespeare Properties, is a site maintained by theShakespeare Birthplace Trust. Links are made within frames from the Properties site, so this site can be confusing to navigate:
- keywords: birthplace, stratford, william
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Texas A&M University Department of English: World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
- http://www-english.tamu.edu/wsb/
- The World Shakespeare Bibliographyis available at this site. It can only be accessed by subscription, but the Bibliography is an essential tool for serious researchers, and the rates of subscription are unusually reasonable:
- keywords: bibliography, english
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- The Frank Furness Collection
- http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/furness/
- The Frank Furness Collectionat the University of Pennsylvania Library includes the text of various Shakespeare plays as well as graphic examples of the originals; the site also has other relevant Renaissance texts. This site requires flash plug-in:
- keywords: collection, library, renaissance
- valid as of 2005-09-09

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Website- http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/
- The Shakespeare Birthplace Trustmaintains an informative site. Biographical information is provided as well as links to Shakespeare productions and criticism:
- keywords: biographical, birthplace, criticism
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Theatre at UBC Study Guides
- http://www.theatre.ubc.ca/season/study_guides.htm
- The Falstaff Projectis a study guide available from the University of British Columbia's theatre department. The project is "a 'contraction' of four of Shakespeare 's linked historical plays --Richard II, the two parts ofHenry IV, andHenry Fifth." The guide can be downloaded in PDF format for Adobe Acrobat, and contains many short critical essays on the character of Falstaff:
- keywords: british, essays, falstaff, fifth, guide, 1h4, 2h4, henry, historical, r2, richard
- valid as of 2005-09-09
Touchstone : Co-operation and Partnership among UK Shakespeare Collections- http://www.touchstone.bham.ac.uk/
- The British Library presentsTouchstone, a "research tool for Shakespeare research in the United Kingdom." From this site you can search for materials on Shakespeare in the UK, explore past and present productions, and submit questions to the Shakespeare Enquiry Service. This site includes a good exhibitions section:
- keywords: british, library
- valid as of 2005-09-09