Research Guides @ Fordham: Theatre: Shakespeare Resources

Scholarly Databases

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
Comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide between 1960 and 2011. From Oxford University Press. Note for remote access: after reaching the homepage, click on the (?) in the upper right corner to make sure you see "Welcome, Fordham University"
Click on the "Search and Browse" link to begin your search.
Shakespeare Survey Online
Full text of articles from Shakespeare Survey, an annual journal published since 1948.

Digital Resources

Early English Books Online, 1473-1700 - Access Ends 7/31/25
From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this collection contains more than 125,000 books and pamphlets printed in English. Remote access available through NYPL. Click here for information on how to access NYPL resources online.
Folger Digital Texts: Shakespeare's Plays, Sonnets and Poems
Folger Shakespeare Library, home of the world's largest and finest Shakespeare collection, offers high-quality digital texts of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, and poems. Includes free downloading of the source code for noncommercial Shakespeare projects.
Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation - Companion Site
Companion site to The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation. Contains audio files with recorded pronunciations of all the words in the dictionary.

Video Resources

BBC Shakespeare Plays
Videos of 37 Shakespeare plays from Ambrose Digital Publishing. Click on the blue banner for a full list of titles.

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