ENGL 355 - Shakespeare

A digital facsimile of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, Arch. G c.7, at the Bodleian Library.

See 107 copies of the 21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto before the 1642 theatre closures.

Learn about the First Folio and the 82 copies of the First Folio in the Folger Shakespeare Library's collection. Browse the digitized First Folio 68 from the Folger collection.

Shakespeare Documented brings together high-res images, descriptions, and transcriptions of all known references and allusions to Shakespeare, his family, and his writings, almost entirely from his own lifetime. Over 30 institutions contributed to the online exhibition, which is convened by the Folger Library. Chief partners include the Bodleian Library, the British Library, The National Archives, and Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

From the Folger Shakespeare Library - A Digital Anthology of Early Modern English Drama opens a window on the vibrant theatrical community in which Shakespeare built his career. Early Modern English Drama (EMED) features the plays by other playwrights, illuminating an extraordinary era of artistic ferment.

Early Modern Manuscripts Online, or EMMO, is a multi-faceted project funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that will provide scholars and the general public with convenient web access to transcriptions, images, and metadata for a substantial number of English manuscripts from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Early Modern London Theatres (EMLoT) is a research database and educational resource that grew out of a collaboration between the Records of Early English Drama (REED) at the University of Toronto, the Department of Digital Humanities (DDH) at King's College London, and the Department of English at the University of Southampton. EMLoT lets you see what direct use has been made, over the last four centuries, of pre-1642 documents related to professional performance in purpose-built theatres and other permanent structures in the London area. REQUIRES a self-generated login to access (FREE).