Shakespeare
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Databases
Most of the following databases are paid subscriptions. You will need usernames and passwords to access these. Click on the image below to access the usernames and passwords.
You can search each database individually or you can go through the OneSearch option, see link below, to search all these at the one time.
Usernames and Passwords
databases
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Premier is a multidisciplinary research database. It provides full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources. - AustLit This link opens in a new window
AustLit is an authoritative database about Australian literature and storytelling, with biographical and bibliographical information, full text, exhibitions and rich online content. Search for specific Australian literary works and authors; your results will include commentary and analysis. - Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
"Bloom’s Literature is rich with relevant content on the core authors and works most studied in the high school curriculum. Students will find exactly what they need without having to wade through an uncurated search. Educators will appreciate the thoughtful organization and important curriculum tools to help with lesson plans, assignments, and independent study." - Britannica This link opens in a new window
Britannica offers thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate encyclopedias. - EBSCO eBook High School Collection This link opens in a new window
This collection provides full-text e-books that align with their school’s curricula. It includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents and general reference materials. - Ebsco eBooks This link opens in a new window
EBSCO offers more than one million high-quality e-book titles and 100,000 audiobooks from more than 1,500 major academic publishers and University Presses from around the world. - History in Context This link opens in a new window
World History in Context is a database for those seeking information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. It includes full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. - Informit This link opens in a new window
Informit is the leading single source of journal articles, periodicals, books and policy papers written by experts and specialists in Australia. For off-site access you will need a login: follow the link at the top of this page to access our Usernames and Passwords. - JStor This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources relevant to all subjects. - Newsbank This link opens in a new window
Access is provided via direct link. Click the Newsbank logo to be directed to our BYOD site, scoll down to Newsbank for direct link. "This fully searchable online resource offers the complete text of thousands of news articles, editorials, obituaries, classifieds and more from around the world. Coverage for most titles starts in the 1980s, 1990s or 2000s and continues through the present day. Includes influential news sources from every state and territory in Australia." - Screen Studies This link opens in a new window
"Screen Studies is a ... digital platform designed to support moving-image studies. It offers a broad range of content including books, screenplays, overview articles and learning resources. Screen Studies is a ... resource for academics and students engaged in research and learning in film history, theory, and practice."
Podcast
Podcasts
- Dr Eliot Cohen and Fintan O’Toole on using Shakespeare to make sense of the worldFintan O'Toole is an Irish journalist whose books include Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life. American political scientist Dr Eliot Cohen was a counsellor in the US State Department and is the prize-winning author of several books, the latest being The Hollow Crown.
They talk to Hamish Macdonald from ABC RN’s Global Roaming about using Shakespeare to understand how leaders rise, rule and fall, and better comprehend the exercise of power. - Val McDermid and Jonathan Seidler on ancient queens and modern loveCrime writer Val McDermid investigates Scotland's most famous female character to reveal a very different Lady Macbeth. And Sydney writer Jonathon Seidler delves into the story beyond the happy ending and how breakups can define a relationship.
- Why do we care about Shakespeare? BTNHe’s the famous playwright who's been dead for more than 400 years, so why are the works of William Shakespeare still relevant today? Amelia talks to an expert and finds out what high schoolers think.
- Shakespeare’s religious worldWilliam Shakespeare's world was marked by social change, spiritual tumult, and cosmic disorientation. Elizabeth I was on the throne, defining and defending England's Protestant reformation, and Europe now knew the Earth wasn’t the centre of the universe. So how secular — or perhaps, enchanted — was Shakespeare himself?
Professor Kristen Poole from the University of Delaware is the author of The Bible on the Shakespearean Stage: Cultures of Interpretation in Reformation England and Supernatural Environments in Shakespeare's England: Spaces of Demonism, Divinity, and Drama.
Professor Helen Smith is one of the editors of The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, c. 1530-1700. - You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! How Shakespeare was the master of insultsIt's estimated that Shakespeare contributed between 1700 and 2000 words and phrases to the English language.
Dr Charlotte Scott, Director of Knowledge at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust joined Suzanne Hill on Nightlife to explore some of the words that Shakespeare introduced into the world, and to celebrate some of his more creative insults. - Should Shakespeare be dumbed down?High school English teachers are increasingly relying on modern-English translations of Shakespeare's original verse thanks to titles like the 'No Fear Shakespeare' series.
Is it an unforgiveable corruption of the Bard? Or a useful way to popularise him to a new generation?
Dr Duncan Driver is a Shakespeare scholar at University of Canberra. - To be or not to be a Total BoganShakespeare's famous character Hamlet would look and sound a bit different if he'd had a bit of good ol' Aussie Bogan in 'em.
With a face like a dropped pie and feeling like a drongo, Hamlet looks and sounds like he never has before in a new production by Bogan Shakespeare.
The theatre production makes the centuries old play more accessible to modern audiences. And its producers emphasise it's also an ode to the Ocka love of Boganisms and Aussie culture. - This Week in History: who was the 'real' MacbethIn 1606 James the 1st was on the throne of England, and the playwrights of the day, including Shakespeare, sought to write plays that might paint their sovereign in favourable light.
So how did writing a play about a Scottish King from the 11th century - in the form of Macbeth - fit the bill?
James O'Loghlin spoke with David McInnis, Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama at the University of Melbourne to try to determine who the real Macbeth was, and why Shakespeare wanted to write about him. - Radio National - The Value of ShakespeareMany of us are resistant to studying the works of William Shakespeare but we use Shakespearean language every day.
In this clip, explore young writer Kate Tempest's passion for Shakespeare and hear her recite her poem referencing many of his words and phrases that are still in common usage today. - The universality of ShakespeareHave you ever tried to read Shakespeare or watched one of his plays or a movie based on one?
Most people find Shakespeare hard work because the English language has changed so much since the 16th and 17th centuries in which he worked. Yet many of those who persist with Shakespeare see him as the greatest of all writers.
Listen as four prominent theatre directors share their thoughts on why Shakespeare remains popular.
English Websites
Websites
- 96 Links to Useful Shakespeare SitesAccess a list of sites to help you study Shakespeare.
- The Shakespeare Resource CentreThis sites has collected resources from the internet on Shakespeare. Access his biography, life, works and much more.
- Shakespeare Uncovered"Shakespeare Uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays."
- Bloom's Literature - Shakespeare's CenterThis innovative new student resource provides an in-depth, multimedia guide to all of William Shakespeare's plays and poems, including a comprehensive overview of every play, performance videos, an extensive library of criticism from the sixteenth century to the present, research and writing advice, and much more, along with a library of material covering Shakespeare's life and times, his contemporaries, his stage, his language, and many other related topics.
Videos
Provides a fascinating and informative account of William Shakespeare’s life and work set against the background of the town in which he was born and died. Skillful filming recreates the charm and atmosphere of the scenes and buildings associated with him
How reinterpretations of William Shakespeare's work reflect both the times and the bard's brilliance.
Positioning Shakespeare historically and geographically is a must if we are to appreciate his works. This study opens in the wider context of Elizabethan and Jacobean England and narrows to Shakespeare’s familial, personal and creative profile. We also nail down the main forms and genres in which he wrote, along with key techniques such as iambic pentameter.
The world over, teachers hear the lament ‘why do we have to study Shakespeare?’ from their students. Here are the answers to that ubiquitous question! This densely packed and student-friendly programme includes well-known examples from his plays and a look at his contribution to the English lexicon to demonstrate Shakespeare’s enduring impact on language and the study of literature.
Educators looking to introduce students to features of Shakespeare’s plays and the places where they were presented: this is your stop. This concise presentation offers students of all abilities a path to clearly understanding the main features of a Shakespearean play – from the page to the stage – and to put themselves in the picture as audience members.