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Shakespeare
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Shakespeare 
 Material about the life and times of William Shakespeare. Features a biography of Shakespeare, summaries of plays and information about selected characters, essays about history and cultural life during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods in England, and brief biographies of Elizabethan actors and writers. Also includes lists of notable Shakespeare scholars and actors associated with Shakespeare, filmography, audio and video clips, learning activities, and links to related sites. From Encyclopaedia Britannica. http://search.eb.com/shakespeare Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Illustrated Shakespeare Collection
"This online collection of selected electronic facsimiles seeks to share with a wider audience meetings of book art and Shakespearean text." Includes "images produced by an array of technologies available in the 19th and early 20th century." From the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Arts/subcollections/IllusShakeAbout.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Authors by Region, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Aug 24, 2008 In Search of Shakespeare
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/ Topics: Literature & Books, Notable People Last updated Apr 16, 2007 Searching for Shakespeare
Companion to a 2006 exhibit exploring alleged portraits of William Shakespeare. As of 2006, there existed "no certain lifetime portrait of England's most famous poet and playwright." The "related sitters" section includes images of selected paintings and sculptures from the exhibit. Also includes a Shakespeare quiz, with related portraits. From the National Portrait Gallery, London. http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/searching-for-shakespeare.php Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Mar 16, 2009 Shakespeare Illustrated
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 100 artists or a catalog of plays and associated paintings. All paintings give at least the date, size, and medium, and many feature annotations. From a professor at the Emory University English Department. http://www.english.emory.edu/classes/Shakespeare_Illustrated/Shakespeare.html Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Oct 17, 2004 |
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