LibGuides: Shakespeare: Getting Started

Welcome

Check out the links to the left to access books, articles, videos and web resources on Shakespeare's work and related topics such as the Elizabethan Theatre and performing Shakespeare.

Featured eBooks which are great for overviews

The Definitive Shakespeare Companion: Overviews, Documents, and Analysis [4 Volumes] by Joseph Rosenblum (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017-06-22
This expansive four-volume work gives students detailed explanations of Shakespeare's plays and poems and also covers his age, life, theater, texts, and language.
Shakespeare for Students by Anne Marie Hacht (Editor); Cynthia Burnstein (Editor)
Publication Date: 2007-08-06
Collection of essays by Shakespeare scholars that have been selected for students at the high school or undergraduate college level. Each entry includes an introduction; a plot synopsis; a character list; a discussion of the work's principal themes; information about the style and literary devices used; a conversation about the work's historical context; and a critical overview.

Folger Shakespeare Library

The Folger Shakespeare Library
Located in Washington, DC, the Folger Shakespeare Library is a fantastic resource for learning about Shakespeare's works and life. It also provides programming celebrating Shakespeare's continuing influence on culture and society.

Drawing of Shakespeare

Photo by Tony Netone on Flickr at https://flic.kr/p/56xN24 of a black and white drawing of Shakespeare.
(CC BY 2.0 License)