ROMS 1105.101: FWS: The Difficult Female: Rebellion and Marriage in Cervantes and Shakespeare (Spring 2009)  Tags: linguistics_language_literature literature first_year_writing_seminars  

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CERVANTES

The Cambridge companion to Cervantes. edited by Anthony J. Cascardi. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. (Olin and Uris Library PQ6351 .C27 2002)

Ward, Phillip, ed. The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature. Oxford: Clarendon, 1978. (Olin and Uris Reference PQ 6006 O98; also Spanish edition, Olin stacks PQ6006 O98 1984). Some entries include bibliography. No index.

The Cervantes encyclopedia. Howard Mancing. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. 2 volumes. Includes bibliographical references and index. (Olin Library PQ6337 .A2x 2004+)

Don Quijote dictionary. compiled by Tom Lathrop. Newark, Del. : Juan de la Cuesta, c1999. Olin Library (Temporarily Shelved at Uris Library Reserve) PQ6330.A5 D667x 1999

The novel according to Cervantes. Stephen Gilman. Berkeley : University of California Press, c1989. (Olin Library and Uris Library PQ6353 .G48, also online)

SHAKESPEARE

All Things Shakespeare: an Encyclopedia of Shakespeare’s World. Kirstin Olsen. Published: Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, c2002. 2 v. Uris Ref PR2892 O56x 2002 [2 Volumes]

Dictionary of Shakespeare. Louise McConnell. Teddington, Middlesex : Peter Collin, 2000. A comprehensive dictionary that covers the plays, poems, characters and background to Shakespeare's works. The dictionary also includes terms used in the theatre and stagecraft, as well as historical references and details on the Elizabethan historical and social period.

A Dictionary of Shakespeare. Stanley Wells, with the assistance of James Shaw. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998."

Oxford Companion to Shakespeare. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Also in print:Olin Ref PR2892 O94 2001 + and Uris Ref PR2892 O94 2001 

Readers' Encyclopedia of Shakespeare. New York: Thomas Crowell, 1966. Uris Ref PR 2892 C17+; also Olin Ref

Shakespeare A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Plays, His Poems, His Life and Times, and More. New York: Facts on File, 1990. Uris Ref PR2892 B78

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare’s Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co.94 volumes. Olin STACKS (3rd floor) Oversize PR2965 S53+ Contains text of critical articles on Shakespeare's work from all historical periods. Note that individual articles are often abridged.

English Literature

Research Guide for Medieval Studies

Other Subject Research Guides in the Humanities

William Shakespeare. Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.
Published according to the true originall copies. London, Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623.
Also known as the First Folio.

Source: Cornell University Library