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ENGL 1127.104: Writing About Shakespeare  Tags: shakespeare english_literature theater  

Library Guide for English 1127, Section 4 (Prof. Kalas)
Last update: Mar 06th, 2009 URL: http://guides.library.cornell.edu/english1127rk  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Primary Sources for Shakespeare Studies

  • Early English books Online.
    From the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War, Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475 - 1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), and the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661). Contains page images from many early editions of Shakespeare.

     

  • Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare.
    "The complete text of eleven major editions of Shakespeare's works from the First Folio to the Cambridge edition of 1863-66, twenty-four separate contemporary printings of individual plays, selected apocrypha and related works, and more than 100 adaptations, sequels, and burlesques from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries."
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  • Theatre in Video
    Contains performances of the world’s leading plays and film documentaries on the subject of theater in streaming video. Some plays presented in multiple productions exemplifying various interpretations of the text, and technical and cultural differences among the presentations. Stage work of directors and actors are cross-searchable and available for side-by-side comparison. Interviews with directors, designers, writers, and actors, along with excerpts of live performances, provide illustration of the development of texts and the productions.

 

 

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Fred Muratori
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Subjects:
English-language literature, theater, film

 
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