Research Guides: English Research Guide: Specialized Databases

SHAKESPEARE

Shakespeare's house at Stratford-on-Avon

JSTOR and Shakespeare's Sonnets
Literary criticism of Shakespeare's sonnets.
JSTOR Understanding Shakespeare
In-depth coverage of all of Shakespeare's works.

Shakespeare Survey (Cambridge Companions Online) This link opens in a new window
Ebooks of peer-reviewed essays about Shakespeare studies and production, including Shakespearean images and photographs, published from 1948 to the present

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Shakespeare Survey (Cambridge Companions Online)

University Press Scholarship Online
Online scholarly books of literary criticism. This link takes you to numerous books about Shakespeare's works

DRAMA AND THEATRE

These media and online print resources specialize in the dramatic arts.

Center for Research Libraries - Drama and Theater Guide
The Jerry Falwell Library is a member library of the Center for Research Libraries. Part of the collection is available online and the remainder can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan.

Theatre in Context This link opens in a new window
Reference materials and records to plays, people, theatres, productions, and production companies covering all aspects of the Canadian and American Theatre, including images, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks, and other resources
Theatre in Video: Volume I This link opens in a new window
Videos covering a wide range of 20th century theatre history, including documentaries as well as interviews with directors, designers, writers, and actors, along with excerpts of live performances

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Theatre in Video
Twentieth Century North American Drama This link opens in a new window
Plays with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more, including selected playbills, production photographs, and other ephemera related to the plays

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Twentieth Century North American Drama

MEDIA RESOURCES

AudioBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Downloadable audiobooks including fiction, biographies, health, history, literature, religion, and science

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using AudioBook Collection (EBSCO)

Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
Rights-cleared images from the best collections in the world
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Streaming video clips and select full-length documentaries and other educational films from acclaimed producers

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Films on Demand
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Video streams of films for education, enrichment, and entertainment
For a listing of titles that are accessible through JFL’s subscription or to request access to an additional title in Kaltura, please see this guide. (Please note that there may be films in this collection that do not align with the views of Liberty University. It is expected that students will abide by the Liberty Way and use discretion.)

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Kanopy
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Video streams of films and documentaries in categories such as drama, adventure, comedy, fantasy, science fiction, and western

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Swank

THEMED LITERATURE

This list includes literature resources focused on a particular time period, people group, or literary movement.

Black Short Fiction and Folklore: African, African American, and Diaspora This link opens in a new window
Works of short fiction produced by writers from Africa and the African ancestry from the earliest times to the present, including materials from early literary magazines, archives, and the personal collections of the authors, many of which have never been previously published

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Black Short Fiction and Folklore
British Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Full-text periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth covering literature, philosophy, history, science, social sciences, music, art, drama, archaeology, and architecture

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using British Periodicals
EEBO (Early English Books Online) This link opens in a new window
Extensive full-text collection of early English books, including titles by John Locke, Captain John Smith, William Shakespeare, and others

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using EEBO
Irish Women Poets of the Romantic Period This link opens in a new window
Full-text volumes of poetry by approximately 50 Irish women written between 1768 and 1842 as well as biographical and critical essays prepared by leading scholars

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Irish Women Poets
Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new window
Up-to-date texts and accurate English translations of all important aspects of Greek and Latin Classical heritage, including epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; and Church Fathers who made particular use of pagan culture

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Loeb Classical Library

Poets of the Romantic Period: Lord Byron, William Blake, and Percy Bysshe Shelley

Romantic Era Redefined This link opens in a new window
Full-text electronic collection of works focusing on the period between 1800 and 1830, including canonical and previously unrecognized poetry, prose, drama, letters, and diaries as well as political, philosophical, scientific, and sociological works from Britain, the British Empire, and North America as well as the full run of The Wordsworth Circle

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Romantic Era Redefined
World Folklore and Folklife This link opens in a new window
Reference works, handbooks, classic folk tales, contextual material, multimedia resources, images, and maps that address holidays, festivals, language, stories and fairy tales, proverbs, foodways, and folk remedies that define our society and our place within it

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using World Folklore and Folklife

CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

These databases are dedicated to the coverage of books aimed at children and young adults and the authors who write them.

CLCD This link opens in a new window
Resource for children's books and media, including reviews of thousands of children's books ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults. Also includes awards and reading lists for items reviewed.

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
Something About The Author Online This link opens in a new window
Illustrated biographical profiles of authors and illustrators for children and young adults, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Something About the Author

Illustration from Little Women and picture of Louisa May Alcott

English Research Guide: Specialized Databases

SPECIALIZED DATABASES

SHAKESPEARE

DRAMA AND THEATRE

MEDIA RESOURCES

THEMED LITERATURE

CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE