Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 top Shakespeare resources @DSL

William Shakespeare's birthday was on April 23. Here are our top 10 Shakespearean resources:

10. FILM
25 Shakespeare films on DVD (list) and 43 Shakespeare films on VHS (list).
Subtle library plug: We have VCRs and TVs you can watch the films on downstairs in the A/V room.

9. AUDIO BOOKS
5 related titles (list).

8. CHILDREN'S BOOKS
11 titles (list).

7. BIOGRAPHY
42 titles (list).

6. PRINT WORKS BY SHAKESPEARE
Plays
Sonnets

5. ONLINE WORKS BY SHAKESPEARE
9 titles, including King Lear and Othello in Spanish. Plus, 100+ titles related to Shakespeare.

4. PRINT LITERARY CRITICISM
Try this search to pull up 200+ titles (copy and paste): Shakespeare AND criticism (as a subject).

3. REFERENCE BOOKS
18 titles, including the fantastic 105 volume series, Shakespearean Criticism.

2. ONLINE LITERARY CRITICISM (E-books)
60+ titles (list).

1. ONLINE LITERARY CRITICISM (Databases)
Try the following: Literature Criticism Online, Gale Literary Database, Project Muse, JSTOR, MLA, Academic Search Complete. Or try these Shakespearean e-journals.

**Bonus online resources--a) check out Project Gutenberg to download audiobooks & e-books of Shakespeare for free online. b) Generate random Shakespearean insults at this site.
More great links here.