Research Guides: English 342: Shakespeare: Shakespeare Databases, Journals, & Books

Research Entry Points

Have a more specific theme or character in mind? Search for books on your theme in a database or search engine.

Try a search like "Titus Andronicus" AND "body politic" or "Twelfth Night" and "green world" in one of these:

Overwhelmed with search results? Browse the recent essays in Gale Shakespearean Criticism on your play. Gale Shakespearean Criticism covers three plays or themes per volume, and pulls together some of the most important criticism written throughout the centuries on that play or theme:

Titus Andronicus (vol. 169, vol. 198)
Othello (vol. 166, vol. 189)
Measure for Measure (vol. 174, vol.196)
Twelfth Night (vol. 172, vol. 191)
Gale Literature Criticism also has a list of themes in Shakespearean criticism.

Stuck? Contact Gina! (see box on the left)

Shakespeare Criticism Collections

Here are some Shakespeare-specific sources of criticism available electronically:

Shakespeare Survey
Book series: essays of Shakespeare criticism

Gale Literature
Includes Shakespearean Criticism, a series of selected critical responses to Shakespeare's works as literature and in performance. *If you get too many results, you may want to look for the Publication Title limiter on the right and select "Shakespearean Criticism" to narrow to that source.*

Journals:

Shakespeare Quarterly, published by the Folger Shakespeare Library. (Use the "Search Within Journal" search box.)
Shakespeare, the journal of the British Shakespeare Association. (Use the search box at the top.)
Shakespeare Bulletin, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. (Use the "Search Within Journal" search box.)

Other Databases with Literary Criticism

JSTOR

Archived full-text of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. Includes content from Artstor, an online resource for images related to the arts and architecture.
Project Muse
Full-text of articles from journals in humanities and social sciences

Interlibrary Loan

There are lots of publications that the SMC Library doesn't have! Search Library Search and click "Expand Your Search" to see books, articles, and more that you can request from other libraries.