William Shakespeare Resources
Finding Books:
Books about William Shakespeare in the Spangler Library collection, and
the Atlantic County Library System, can be located by searching the Online
Book Catalog.
Examples of useful Subject Headings to search include:
- Shakespeare,
William, 1564 - 1616
- Shakespeare,
William, 1564 - 1616 - - Biography
- Shakespeare,
William, 1564 - 1616 - - Characters
- Shakespeare,
William, 1564 - 1616 - - Characters, - Hamlet
- Shakespeare,
William, 1564 - 1616 - - Criticism and Interpretation
- Shakespeare,
William, 1564 - 1616 - - Dictionaries, indexes, etc.
- Shakespeare,
William, 1564 - 1616 - - Stage History
Using Reference Books:
Reference Books on William Shakespeare in the Spangler
Library include:
- Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare. Ref PR2987 A8
- A Dictionary of the
Characters and Proper Names in the Works of Shakespeare. Ref PR2892
S67
- The Reader's Encyclopedia of Shakespeare. Ref PR2892 C3
- Shakespeare's
Characters: A Historical Dictionary. Ref PR2982 T45
- A Shakespeare
Glossary. Ref PR2892 06
- Shakespeare's Names: A pronouncing Dictionary.
Ref PR3081 K57
- The Standard Book of Shakespeare Quotations. Ref PR2892
S64
- Who Was Who in Shakespeare. Ref PR2989 Q4 1973
Online Resources:
- Hamlet Online offers
an extensive list of Web sites devoted to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- Mr. William Shakespeare
and the Internet is an annotated guide to scholarly Shakespeare resources
on the World Wide Web. One of the most recommended Web sites.
- The Folger Shakespeare Library is
a major center for scholarly research with the world's largest collection
of Shakespeare's printed works, in addition to rare Renaissance books and
manuscripts.
Articles in magazines and scholarly journals can
be located by using the following databases:
- EBSCOhost includes
the full-text of over 3205 titles, and indexing for over 3,000 general interest
and scholarly publications. EBSCOhost can be accessed off campus. Please
contact the Library circulation desk for login directions.