Key Resources
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Early English Books Online (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowVirtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700, with digital facsimile page images and full text searching.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowOne of the most trusted sources for scholarly books and historical journal backfiles. Beginning in 2023, JSTOR also includes Artstor images of art and primary source artifacts.
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MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDetailed information about 6,000 journals and book series that cover literature, literary theory, dramatic arts, folklore, language, linguistics, pedagogy, rhetoric and composition, and the history of printing and publishing.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowFull articles from scholarly journals in the humanities, including religion, literature, philosophy, cultural studies, women's studies, film and the arts.
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World Shakespeare Bibliography This link opens in a new windowAnnotated citations for all important books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare. International in scope, 120 languages. 1960 to present.
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William Shakespeare in QuartoFrom the British Library's "Treasures in Full" collection, this site provides high-quality images of 21 Shakespeare plays printed in quarto before the 1642 London theatre closures.
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Virtual Books at the British LibraryThis site presents high-quality scans and images of the most outstanding artifacts in the British Library's collection, including Shakespeare folios and his manuscript of Thomas Moore, the only surviving manuscript in his own pen.