Shakespeare on the Internet
Shakespeare: The Authorship Controversy
This section of the Elizabethan Authors website (http://www.elizabethanauthors.com/) has quite a few good articles and links to other sites dealing with the Shakespeare authorship question.
http://www.elizabethanauthors.com/sac101.htm
There is also a long list of Shakespeare internet links on the site here: http://www.elizabethanauthors.com/shakes101.htm
The following Shakespeare sites and descriptions are brought to you by
The Librarian's Index to the Internet ( http://lii.org/ ) , a fabulous Internet directory.
Find here "scholarly, fully annotated texts of Shakespeare's plays." The site is divided into four sections: Foyer "collects materials that deal with the overall structure of the Editions;" Library presents "refereed materials;" Theater , a database of historical and current "performance records;" and Annex --less formal texts "useful to Shakespeare scholars." Additional relevant information available, through Links , to "Sites on Shakespeare and the Renaissance."
The Shakespeare Mystery: Who, In Fact, Was He?
"Investigates the controversial theory that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, a poet and intimate of Queen Elizabeth I, was, in fact, the real bard." Contains debates, articles, perspectives from the Stratfordians and Oxfordians, and links. From the PBS series, Frontline .
."The essential Shakespeare resource for William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre." Includes study guides and commentaries, and for the student pulling together an eleventh-hour report, play summaries.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
A comprehensive, annotated, and rated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on the Internet. In addition, this site includes a Shakespeare Timeline, which is a biography by major times in his life, a genealogy, and a great Shakespeare Biography Quiz.
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) four-part series "exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer." The site features a timeline of events during Shakespeare's time, a description of the places and people Shakespeare knew, an overview of the documentary evidence used as the basis for the series, and brief synopses of Shakespeare plays, Also includes lesson plans and other materials for educators, a multimedia database, a game, and more.
http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/.
A creative approach to studying Shakespeare's plays, this site explores "nineteenth-century paintings, criticism and productions of Shakespeare's plays and their influences on one another." Browse a list of more than 120 artists or a catalog of plays and associated paintings. All paintings give at least the date, size, and medium--many have interesting short essays. Maintained by Harry Rusche, Emory University English Department.
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/classes/Shakespeare_Illustrated/Shakespeare.html
This searchable site provides a brief biography, play synopses, the text of Shakespeare's last will and testament, and a list of recommended books. There is also information and annotated links on the Authorship Debate , the Globe Theatre, Elizabethan England, and Shakespeare's use of language (including a searchable glossary of words from plays and commentary on syntax, usage shifts, and rhetorical devices).
The Canadian group, Community Learning Network, has compiled this very comprehensive list of annotated links to sites devoted to Shakespeare. Everything by and about the bard can be found here. See links to searchable full text; illustrations and famous works of art pertaining to the subject matter of the plays; discussion of the authorship debate; homework center for students' school assignments; and more.
The history of the original Globe theater and the reconstructed Globe that opened in 1997 are detailed at this site. There is a virtual tour of the new playhouse and booking information, as well as a theater timeline, FAQs, and links to other theater and Shakespeare sites of interest.
Treasures in Full: Shakespeare in Quarto
"On this site you will find the British Library's 93 copies of the 21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto before the theatres were closed in 1642." The site allows page-by-page comparison of different quarto editions and copies of the plays and provides a glossary and background information about Shakespeare, his works, and Elizabethan theater. From the British Library.
Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603)
Index of biographies, essays, images, full-text of works, and scholarly articles on the major English literary figures of the period, as well as links to other sites covering general aspects of the era. Some of the 28 authors included are: Henry VIII, Sir Thomas More, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, John Foxe, Edward De Vere, Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, Robert Southwell, and Mary Sidney Herbert.
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