LITR 210/405 - Shakespeare

A well-organized and thorough website that links to the text of Shakespeare’s complete works (in various editions), provides professional criticism of those works and effectively serves as a gateway to hundreds of reliable Shakespeare sources online.

Well organized collection of useful resources including sections focusing on Hamlet ("Hamletworks") and the Global Shakespeare Video & Performance Archive. The Shakespeare Electronic Archive is free and can also be found here but you must request a password from MIT to get in.

This 45-minute video provides an introduction to Shakespeare and the two dominant world views in the Renaissance.

Students trace the development of England's commercial and military power, and social and cultural life. This leads to a discussion of early theaters and the operations of the Globe- its architecture, stage design and galleries. Dramatic readings, authentic costumes and sound effects present Shakespearean drama as it may have looked to its original audiences.