Selected Resources in
ENGL301—Shakespeare
April 10, 2008
PLU Library--Gail Egbers
535-8869/egbersgl@plu.edu

BOOKS:  Our computerized catalog provides access to the materials in our library.  Some topics that might be of interest:

FINDING ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS/JOURNALS: Periodical indexes provide the most efficient subject access to journals, magazines, and newspapers.   To locate articles on your topic use:
 

• Arts & Humanities Citation Index (via PLU Library website)
• JSTOR (via PLU Library website)
• Literature Online (LION) (via PLU Library website)
• Literature Resource Center (LRC) (via PLU Library website)
• MLA (via LION)
• EBSCOhost (via PLU Library website)
•  ProQuest (via PLU Library website)

 

LOCATING PERIODICALS/JOURNALS:  Use Journals at PLU to obtain the call number of the journal you need.  Journals at PLU also gives you access to our full-text periodicals.

PLU has several journals that are dedicated to Shakespeare:

REFERENCE RESOURCES

• Biographical Dictionary Of Ancient Greek And Roman Women: Notable Women From Sappho To Helena (Ref. HQ1136.L54 2000)
• Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia (Ref. E111.C774 1992)
• Coined by Shakespeare: words and meanings first penned by the Bard (ref. PR2892.M4 1998)
• Concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms (ref. PN41.C67 1990) (currently on reserve at the Circulation desk)
• Dictionary Of Classical Mythology: Symbols, Attributes & Associations (Ref. BL715.B44 1982)
• Dictionary Of Greek And Roman Biography And Mythology (Ref. DE5.D5 1967)
• Dictionary of literary-rhetorical conventions of the English Renaissance (ref. PR531.D6 1982)
• Dictionary of literary terms and literary theory (ref. PN41.C83 1998) (currently on reserve at the Circulation desk)
• Dictionary of National Biography (Ref. DA28.D45)
• Elizabethan Stage (PN2589.C4)
• Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy (Ref. B163.E53 1997)
• Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (Ref. CB361.E52 1999)
• English proverbs and proverbial phrases; a historical dictionary (ref. PN6421.A7)
• Essential Shakespeare: an annotated bibliography of major modern studies (Ref. PR2894.C53x 1993)
• Handbook To Literature (Ref. PN41.H6 1992)
• Harper handbook to literature (ref. PN41.F75 1985) (currently on reserve at the Circulation desk)
• Historical Dictionary Of The Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe, And America (Ref. DA357.W34 1999)
• Illustrated encyclopaedia of the classical world (ref. DE5.I45 1975)
• Index Of Characters In English Printed Drama To The Restoration (Ref. PR1265.3.B4)
• Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing Of Reference Sources In English Literary Studies (Ref. PR83.H34x 2002)
• Magill's Survey of World Literature (Ref. PN523.M29 1993)
• Narrative and dramatic sources of Shakespeare  (PR2952.B8)
• Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (Ref. PR2892.O94 2001)
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (via PLU Library website)
• Oxford English Dictionary (OED) (via PLU Library website)
• Oxford Reference Online (via PLU Library website)
• Proverbial language in English drama exclusive of Shakespeare, 1495-1616: an index (ref. PR658.P73D46 1984)
• Routledge Encyclopedia Of Philosophy (Ref. B51.R68 1998)
• Rulers and Governments Of The World (Ref. D11.5.R67 1977)
• Shakespeare Glossary (Ref. PR2892.O6 1986)
• Shakespeare's Characters: A Complete Guide (Ref. PR2989.R7 1984)
• Shakespeare’s England; an account of the life & manners of his age (PR2910.S5 1917) (currently on reserve at the Circulation desk)
• Shakespeare's World and Work: an encyclopedia for students (Ref. PR2892.S56 2001)
• Shakespeare’s words: a glossary and language companion (REF PR2892.C78 2002)
• Who's Who in Shakespeare (Ref. PR2989.Q4 1973b)
• Who Was Who in The Greek World, 776 BC-30 BC (Ref. DF208.W48 1982)
   

INTERNET RESOURCES

Check out the PLU Library site for Shakespeare: http://del.icio.us/EnglishLinks/WilliamShakespeare
 

BEYOND PLU

BEYOND PLU: 

• Northwest University
• St. Martin's University
• University of Puget Sound
• Seattle Pacific University
• Seattle University

 
 

If you have questions while doing library research, ask for help at the reference desk or make an appointment with me for personal research assistance.   My office hours are Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00-5:00.

http://www.plu.edu/~egbersgl/engl301                                                               
 
 

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