Books and multimedia resources
Search Library Search using any combination of "Shakespeare" and, if applicable, the work being studied.
Example: Shakespeare AND Macbeth
Shakespeare background reading
Browse the 822’s in the Reference collection.
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Shakespeare A to Z : the essential reference to his plays, his poems, his life and times, and more
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Call Number: Northwestern Reference 822.33 GB692ISBN: 0816018057 -
Journal articles
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Gale Literature Criticism This link opens in a new window
Formerly called Literature Criticism Online, this contains indexing and some full text content for Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and 20th Century Literary Criticism
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Literature & Language (ProQuest Research Library) This link opens in a new window
This collection provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
You can use JSTOR to access full-text, full-image, scholarly journal articles. This archival database covers the Humanities and Social Sciences. Specific topics include African-American Studies, Anthropology, Finance, and Mathematics.
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowYou can use the Modern Language Association Bibliography if you need information concerning literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, or the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Listings on rhetoric, composition and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature are also included.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new windowYou can use Project Muse to access scholarly journals covering a variety of disciplines. This full-text, full-image database provides access to heavily indexed, peer-reviewed core discipline journals.