Internet Shakespeare Editions

Type of Resource: Research Resources, Online Library, Online Multimedia Library, Teacher Tools and Information, Student tools and information
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Flash, Windows Media Player
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The homepage for this site is beautiful and intriguing. There are two methods for navigating around the site , the horizontal bar and the four entry points on the left. The tools on the site allow one to compare publications. This is a unique tool to incorporate into a historical literary site. Students can do more than just read about Shakespeare, they can engage in debate and formulate their own thoughts.

Description:

Internet Shakespeare Editions is a comprehensive catalog and resource of Shakespeare plays and poems. The site is searchable and includes published works, a performance database, text, video and audio clips. From the site: "The aim of the Internet Shakespeare Editions is to inspire a love of Shakespeare's works in a world-wide audience. To do so, we create and publish works for the student, scholar, actor, and general reader in a form native to the medium of the Internet: scholarly, fully annotated texts of Shakespeare's plays, multimedia explorations of the context of Shakespeare's life and works, and records of his plays in performance."

Possible uses:

Teachers can find a unique resource here to access, compare and share many of Shakespeare´s works in an easy manner. Find images, text, video and audio to share with students while studying Shakespeare. View and compare different facsimiles of original work. Utilize the Illuminated Text tool to find multimedia tools to help display, compare and explore Shakespeare´s texts.

Related Resources:

4-5, 6-8, 9-12+

Language Arts : Reading & Literature
Drama : Performance
Drama : History
Drama : Writing

Research Resources, Online Library, Online Multimedia Library, Teacher Tools and Information, Student tools and information

Flash, Windows Media Player