Researching the history of Elizabethan England during Shakespeare's lifetime can help you better understand and analyze the ideas and themes in his works.
- Renaissance LiteratureOverview of the important authors and ideas that formed this period.
Shakespeare's England
To locate information on the world in which Shakespeare lived, you might consider searching the catalog using the following terms:
- Shakespeare
- England
- Elizabethan
- English renaissance
- England 16th century
- England 17th century
- English drama
See some examples of what the library has on Shakespeare's time period below.
Who's who in Shakespeare's England by Call Number: PR2910 .P3 1999 [Library Use Only]ISBN: 0312220863Publication Date: 1999
Soul of the age : a biography of the mind of William Shakespeare by Call Number: PR2894 .B28 2009ISBN: 9781400062065Publication Date: 2009
Women in the age of Shakespeare by Call Number: PR2991 .K46 2010ISBN: 9780313343049Publication Date: 2010
Enacting gender on the English Renaissance stage by Call Number: PR658.S42 E63 1999ISBN: 0252024230Publication Date: 1999
The Stage and Social Struggle in Early Modern England by Call Number: PN2589 .H69 1994ISBN: 0415095530Publication Date: 1993
