| The first inscription (in Latin) reads, �In judgement a Nestor, in genius a Socrates, in art a Virgil; the earth covers him, the people mourn him, Olympus has him.� The lower inscription reads: Stay, passenger, why goest thou by so fast? Read, if thou canst, whom envious death hath placed Within this monument: Shakespeare, with whom Quick nature died; whose name doth deck this tomb, Far more than cost, sith all that he hath writ Leaves living art but page to serve his wit. Obiit anno domini 1616 Aetatis 53 Die 23 Apr[ilis] |
| William Shakespeare 1563 - 1616 |
| Shakespeare Resources: |
| On-line Versions of the Plays: MIT Complete Works of Shakespeare � The standard on-line versions of the texts. Most sites on the net that point to on-line versions of Shakespeare�s full texts will link to this one. http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html The Complete Works of Shakespeare at the Internet Public Library � Sites that don�t refer to MIT generally link to this one. Note the recently updated 'other useful Shakespeare resources' section; the rest of the Internet Public Library is worth a look, too. http://www.ipl.org/reading/shakespeare/shakespeare.html Metasites�The Best of General On-line Shakespeare Resources: Mr William Shakespeare and the Internet � The goal of this award-winning site is to be a complete annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet. It fulfills this goal admirably. The site is well-organized into categories ranging from the extremely scholarly to the wonderfully frivolous (take a look at the �Other� sites area!). For all searches, start here first! http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/# Shakespearean Tragedy by A. C. Bradley, 1905 � on-line edition of this pivotal critical work with notes. (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth). http://www.clicknotes.com/bradley The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust � a visually compelling site, filled with biographical, educational, and historical information about the Bard of Avon. http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ Sites on Shakespeare and the Renaissance � a frequently updated site with links to every major relevant internet source. http://web.uvic.ca/shakespeare/Annex/ShakSites1.html Introduction to Shakespeare�s Life and Times � excellent background material on Shakespeare and on the stage, society, history, politics, ideas, drama, music, and art of Shakespeare�s times. The �background of ideas� section is well worth exploring. http://web.uvic.ca/shakespeare/Library/SLTnoframes/intro/introsubj.html Life in Elizabethan England, a Compendium of Common Knowledge � anything you might want to know about the period from 1558 � 1603: information on titles and forms of address, wedding ceremonies, heirs and inheritance, religion, masters and servants, etc. http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium/home.html Shakespeare in Europe � a comprehensive project of the English department at Basle University (Switzerland). Links to sites of general criticism, biography, performance (theater, directors, actors, film), specific plays, music, fine arts (see the link to the new, controversial �Shakespeare� portrait). http://www.unibas.ch/shine/home.html Shakespeare Online � a student-oriented site that includes analysis of the plays, essays, biographical and source information, quizzes and links. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/default.asp Shakespeare�s Globe � maintained by a Reading University (UK) Shakespeare scholar, contains a wealth of information relating both to the Globe specifically and Shakespeare in general, and is more informative than the official Globe Website (at http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/). http://www.rdg.ac.uk./globe/ The Elizabethan Theater � general information about staging, audience, performers, and performances. http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/englisch/shakespeare/ Welcome to the World of the Elizabethan Theater � brief, but informative information about the playhouse, dialogue, conventions, audience, sound effects, actors and acting companies. http://archive.1september.ru/eng/1999/eng16-1.htm Folger Shakespeare Library � See especially the �Teachers and Students� page. http://www.folger.edu/ Dr. Nighan's Shakespeare Page � offering a great deal of background information, exceptional questions to facilitate analysis, and some noteworthy essays on Othello and King Lear. http://stjohns-chs.org/english/SHAKESPEARE/Shindex.html The Shakespeare Mystery � The debate goes on: who did write the Shakespearean plays? A site for mystery lovers. http://www2.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shakespeare/index.html Surfing with the Bard � a site designed specifically for students which claims to be �Your Shakespeare Classroom on the Internet!� Usually informative, often fun. http://www.ulen.com/shakespeare/ Recommended Othello Sites (in addition to the metasites listed above): Shakespeare Page � includes background on Shakespeare's theater, definition of terms and concepts used in Othello, the essay "Placing Othello in Multiple Contexts,� study guide, outline, and significant passages from the play. http://oll.temple.edu/ih/IH51/Humanist/Shakespeare/ShakespeareFacPersp.htm Othello Navigator � Preview Edition contains all material concerning the first two acts of Othello. Does a nice, albeit limited, job with character and theme, but you�ll need to pay for the complete edition. http://www.clicknotes.com/othello/welcome.html#top Lecture: Othello � excellent lecture notes from an Australian professor who asks intriguing questions and points out some of the �problems� with the play. http://www.mcauley.acu.edu.au/staff/simonr/othello.htm Campusnut.com � good critical essay on Othello, focusing on historical context; character analysis; points to ponder; �did you know?� section; and summary. http://www.campusnut.com/book.cfm?article_id=337 The Tragedy of Othello � summary, text notes, theme and character study, commentaries, links. http://theatredance.com/othello/main.html Oliver Parker Script for his film of Othello � a valuable tool when viewing the film. http://www.cx.unibe.ch/ens/cg/shak/oth/parkerscript.html Shakespeare on Screen: Threshold Aesthetics in Oliver Parker's Othello � from EMLS 6.1, May 2000 by Patricia Dorval. http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/06-1/dorvothe.htm The Noble General Othello � focuses on the film history and interpretive history of the play. http://virtual.clemson.edu/caah/shakespr/projects/rosea/Othello.htm Recommended King Lear sites (in addition to the metasites listed above): Web Resources for William Shakespeare�s King Lear � this Rutger�s University site is a treasure trove of Lear information and links. http://kingLear.rutgers.edu/index-welcome.html King Lear: Love, Tyranny and Madness � superb web site giving the viewpoint of a director, critic, and actor of the 1997 BBC production of Sir Richard Eyre's King Lear film. Not to be missed! http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/bookcase/lear/index.shtml King Lear Study Site � looks unappetizing, but scroll to the end and you�ll discover that this site contains almost everything anyone might need to understand the play! http://home.pacific.net.au/~greg.hub/lear.html King Lear, An Introduction � focuses on the role of anger in the play. http://www.lessontutor.com/ci3.html Speak What We Feel: An Introduction to King Lear � an insightful lecture on the play by a Shakespearean scholar. http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/eng366/lectures/lear.htm William Shakespeare�s King Lear � includes an annotated text, discussion board, character analysis, important quotations, and a self-correcting quiz. http://www.netexplosure.com/kinglear/ �Is This the Promised End?� � Joyce Carol Oates� noteworthy essay on �the incompatibility of the visionary and the tragic� in King Lear. http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/southerr/lear.html �King Lear in Its Own Time: The Difference that Death Makes� � Schneider�s provocative essay on the relevance of Stoicism to the understanding of a play, written in a �death-centered� age. http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/emls/01-1/schnlear.html |
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