OASD Library Guides: English: Shakespeare

Literary Reference Books

Shakespeare for Students
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ISBN: 9781414412559
Publication Date: 2007-08-06
Macbeth by Harold Bloom
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ISBN: 9781604138771
Publication Date: 2010-11-01
Macbeth - William Shakespeare by Harold Bloom
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ISBN: 9781604138849
Publication Date: 2010-07-01

Search the main INFOBASE eBook database (to the right) to find critical essay collections on specific Shakespeare titles like Hamlet, Othello, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare's Life by Brett Foster
ISBN: 9781604135220
Publication Date: 2012-03-01
William Shakespeare - Bloom's Classic Critical Views by Harold Bloom (Introduction by)
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ISBN: 9781604137231
Publication Date: 2010-08-01
William Shakespeare - Bloom's Modern Critical Views by Harold Bloom (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781604136371
Publication Date: 2009-11-01
Macbeth by Salem Press
ISBN: 9781682175637
Publication Date: 2018-01-30
In-depth critical discussions of William Shakespeare's play - Plus complimentary, unlimited online access to the full content of this great literary reference. Essay topics will include consciousness, conscience, and madness in Macbeth and the lasting influence of the play. The volume will discuss the work on stage and screen and look at themes of environmentalism, nationalism and witchcraft in one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. Each essay is 2,500 to 5,000 words in length, and all essays conclude with a list of ""Works Cited,"" along with endnotes. Finally, the volume's appendixes offer a section of useful reference resources: About This Volume Critical Context: Original Introductory Essays Critical Readings: Original In-Depth Essays Further Readings Detailed Bibliography Detailed Bio of the Editor General Subject Index
Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Plays by Salem Press Editors; Joseph Rosenblum (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781619258648
Publication Date: 2015-10-15

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Reference Book Collections

Gale eBooks
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Infobase eBooks
Search and view the full-text of books on a wide array of topics right from your computer screen. Most titles also available in print on the library shelves. Now with the addition of thousands of core reference works from acclaimed imprints such as Facts On File, Ferguson's, and Bloom's on a wide range of subjects areas, from history to science, literature, and more.
Salem Press Online
Online edition of the library's print collection of award-winning Salem Press titles including historical primary sources, literary reference, and health resources.

Literature Databases

Literature Resource Center (Gale)
A current and comprehensive literature database offering full-text criticism, literary analysis, biographies on 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world, topic and work overviews, reviews, news, interviews, images, primary sources, audio, and other multimedia. Provides researchers with evidence to support their literary responses and thesis statements through a diversity of scholars and critics that ensure all views and perspectives are represented. Featured series: Books & Authors, Contemporary Authors Online, Contemporary Literary Criticism Online, Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online, and Shakespeare Collection.
High School Onefile (Gale)
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Secondary school student-focused magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and engaging multi-media covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies including 2,000+ periodicals in full-text, thousands of images, audio files, and videos. Document and read aloud translation into and a unique visual search tool to connect concepts and guide the research.
Academic Search Main Edition (Ebsco)
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Discover over 1,900 full-text journals and nearly 1,300 full-text peer-reviewed journals designed for college courses, with coverage consisting of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion and theology, and more.
Middle School In Context (Gale)
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Discover reliable and trusted information on a variety of topics to support middle school student research for government, U.S and world history, geography, literature, sciences, and social issues. Research In Context offers cross-curricular content aligned to national and state standards, and presents material organized into a highly visual and topic portal approach to quickly find answers. This unique database provides stellar support for papers, projects, and presentations while reinforcing the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.

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