The best single-volume reference source on Shakespeare.

A comprehensive four-volume guide to the plays and poems of Shakespeare. (In print: check the catalogue for locations.)

A very large collection of Shakespeare criticism from his contemporaries to the present.

Defines terms, names, and concepts relevant to the character and operation of theatres in Shakespeare's time, with an explanation of their origins.

The Literary Encyclopedia is a constantly evolving and updating repository of authoritative reference work about literary and cultural history. All our articles are solicited by invitation from specialist scholars in higher education institutions all over the world, refereed and approved by subject editors in our Editorial Board. The LE is thus uniquely selective, reliable and authoritative. Its online format allows for rapid publication and frequent updating of articles; its integrated digital resources (author life-chronologies, customisable timelines, thematic or course-oriented bookshelves, related article clusters, critical bibliographies) respond dynamically to teaching and learning demands.
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Excellent, fully searchable source for checking the meaning of unfamiliar words used in the plays.

An A-Z glossary with useful panels containing mini-essays on a wide variety of language-related topics. (In print: check the catalogue for locations.)

View the landmarks of Shakespeare's London, and learn about the history and culture of the city in which he lived and worked.