Shakespeare
This page:
General Pages and Text Archives |
Shakespeare Pedagogy |
Authorship: Shakespeare the Man |
Online Discussion |
Journals and Associations |
Libraries |
Globe Theatre |
Other Venues |
Illustrations |
Fun and Games
General Pages and Text Archives
- The Collected Works of Shakespeare (Sydney University, Australia)
- Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Texts available, but not a search engine (MIT)
- Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet - A great page on the Bard
- Open Source Shakespeare - Full texts, search engine, concordance
- Google Shakespeare - Scanned texts of Shakespeare's works and works of criticism (some full, some partial); part of Google Book Search
- Internet Shakespeare Editions - Fully edited plays and poems; facsimiles of the earliest printed quartos and folios; other information about Shakespeare's life and works
- The Nameless Shakespeare - Texts (Perseus Project and Northwestern U.)
- Oxford Shakespeare - 1911 edition edited by W. J. Craig (Bartleby)
- Shakespeare and His Critics - Public domain works of criticism [shakespearean.org.uk]
- Shakespeare im Internet / Shakespeare on the Internet - Long, but carefully selected list of links (German Shakespeare Association, page in English however)
- Shakespeare Resource Center (bardweb.net)
- Shakespeare Web
- Sher's Shakespeare Index - Links are sorted into categories, which link to a search engine
- Sites on Shakespeare and the Renaissance (Internet Shakespeare Editions)
- Touchstone - If you're in the U.K., this site will help you with all your Shakespearean needs: find library resources, conferences, lectures, productions, and associations
- "Funeral Elegy", a poem recently attributed to Shakespeare
Shakespeare Pedagogy
- Education at the Folger (Folger Shakespeare Library):
- Programs for Kids and Families
- Programs for Students
- Resources for Teachers - Ideas from teachers
- Shakespeare Classroom
- Shakespeare High - Study guides for students; discussion (includes the former site, Surfing with the Bard)
Authorship: Shakespeare the Man
- Shakespeare Authorship Page - Dedicated to the proposition that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
- Shakespearean Landmarks
Online Discussion
- Shaksper Home Page - Web page for the "global electronic Shakespeare conference," created by moderator Dr. Hardy Cook
- Review of Shaksper (Sean Lawrence, University of British Columbia)
Shaksper mailing list:
- humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare - Usenet newsgroup
- Savage Shakespeare - A Web-based discussion forum run by John Savage (though some of the participants might be savage at times, too)
- Shakespeare - Guide on
About.com
(What's this?)
Journals and Associations
- British Shakespeare Association - Web site has a nice section of news
- International Shakespeare Association
- Shakespeare Association of America
- Shakespeare - Journal started by Taylor and Francis in 2005
- Shakespeare Bulletin - Specializing in performance and film criticism
- Shakespeare Magazine is aimed at teachers. News on the Rialto has updates on theatre, film, conferences, web sites, etc.
- News on the Rialto Blog - The magazine is on hiatus, but you can still read the blog
- Shakespeare Newsletter - Published by Iona College
- Shakespeare Quarterly - Published by the Folger Shakespeare Library
- Shakespeare Studies - Published annually by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Shakespeare Survey - Published annually by Cambridge University Press
- Upstart Crow - Published by Clemson University
Libraries
- Birmingham Shakespeare Library
- Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
- Shakespeare Centre Library, Stratford-Upon-Avon (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Royal Shakespeare Theatre)
- Shakespeare Institute Library, Stratford-Upon-Avon (University of Birmingham)
- Shakespeare-Forschungsbibliothek, München, Germany
Globe Theatre
- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - Official site
- Shakespeare and the Globe (University of Reading)
- Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre (Encyclopædia Brittanica)
- Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project -
Putting online the papers of two of Shakespeare's contemporaries in the theatre world,
Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn

Shakespeare's theatre has been rebuilt in Southwark, London, very close to its original location
Other Venues
- Royal Shakespeare Company - Performing in Stratford, London, and elsewhere
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland
- Shakespeare Santa Cruz
- California Shakespeare Festival, Orinda
- Statford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario
- Web Directory: Shakespeare Festivals
- Poor Yorick Shakespeare Multimedia Catalogue (Bardcentral.com)
- "Bardcore" - Adult film versions of Shakespeare's works, compiled by Richard Burt, the "naughty professor" (Viewer discretion advised, naturally) (For some reason, this page plays John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillun," a cool song, but I don't know what the connection is.)
- Shakespeare on film and television - Compiled ca. 1987 (Library of Congress)
- Shakespeare on Film, Television, and Radio - Database (British Universities Film & Video Council)
Theatre Festivals:
Film and Video:
Illustrations
- Shakespeare Illustrated (Harry Rusche, Emory University)
Fun and Games
- Shakespeare Insult Server - Make your own insult using Shakespearean language and e-mail it to someone you love. (E-mail no longer operational from this site.)