Resources for the Study of Shakespeare

From this page you can access reference works, critical articles, and other resources of use in the study of Shakespeare's works.

Reference works

Shakespeare and the Classical Tradition. A classic work of scholarship on the use Shakespeare made of classical materials in his plays. Kindly made available by John Velz.

Critical articles

Shakespeare Around the Globe. A collection of essays on the reception and performance of Shakespeare's plays in countries around the world.

Other resources

Works used by Shakespeare as sources for his plays

Soon to be published:

• King Leir. A transcription of the play which was one of the sources Shakespeare used in writing his own play on Lear.
• Pandosto. The prose romance by Robert Green from which Shakespeare derived much of the plot of The Winter's Tale.

Shakespeare's Life and Times

A comprehensive, multimedia exploration of Shakespeare's life, the stage he wrote for, the backgrounds of social, historical, intellectual, and literary history, and a chronology and bibliograpy.

Links

Pages of links to reliable sites on Shakespeare and the Renaissance.