World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
Summarizes books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media related to Shakespeare.
Covers over eighty languages and represents every country in North America, South America, and Europe, and nearly every country in Asia, Africa, and Australasia. Indexes several hundred thousand additional reviews of books, productions, films, and audio recordings.
What the Bibliography includes:
- Books, articles, and dissertations entirely about Shakespeare;
- Books, articles, and dissertations that include a substantial discussion of Shakespeare (e.g., books and dissertations that devote a chapter--or its equivalent--to Shakespeare);
- Stage productions of Shakespeare's works by a professional or semiprofessional theatrical group (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, translator, dramaturg, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, and music);
- Reviews of books entirely or substantially about Shakespeare;
- Reviews of professional or semiprofessional stage productions of Shakespeare's works;
- Films of Shakespeare productions (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, cinematography, and music);
- New stage, musical, dance, and video adaptations of Shakespeare's works (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, the author and/or translator of the adaptation, choreographer, composer, dramaturg, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, and music).
| Coverage Dates | 1962 to present |
|---|---|
| Access Restrictions | University of Connecticut only |
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