Cover from a 1606 printing of The Ploughman's Tale. Image from Early English Books Online.
OU Resouces -- Electronic
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Middle English CompendiumProvides access to three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, based on the MED bibliographies, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as links to an associated network of electronic resources.
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British Literary Manuscripts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1100-1900
Provides access to facsimile images of letters, poems, plays, novels, and other literary works of British authors over seven centuries.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1473-1700
Early English Books Online contains over 140,000 titles listed in Pollard and Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661), and the Early English Tract Supplement. All titles are full text digital facsimiles from the Early English Books microfilm collection. Highlights of the collection include works by Shakespeare, Malory, Erasmus, Newton, and Galileo.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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International Medieval Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1967-present
This resource allows researchers to identify current scholarship in medieval studies published throughout Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. Contains citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, collected essays, Festschriften, and exhibition catalogues. Indexing is included for publications from 1967 to present covering medieval history from 400-1500.
Note: To access this resource, choose "IP recognition" on the resource platform.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Iter Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1784-present
An Open URL- and Zotero-enabled bibliography comprised of secondary source material pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Citations for books and journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies) are included, as are citations for dissertation abstracts and essays in books (including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias, and exhibition catalogues).
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Middle English Compendium This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1100-1500
Provides access to three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, bibliography of Middle English prose and verse based on the MED bibliographies, and a corpus of Middle English prose and verse. The three components are interconnected through hypertext links.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Shakespeare's Globe on Screen I and II This link opens in a new window
Shakespeare's Globe on Screen I (2008-2015) and Shakespeare's Globe on Screen II (2016-2018) include 30 landmark productions from the theater's 2008-2018 seasons. Opened in 1997, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the theatre for which he wrote. Recorded live on the Globe stage in high definition and surround sound, the videos in this collection feature performances from leading actors including Stephen Fry, Gemma Arterton, and Mark Rylance. Highlights include Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Henry IV, The Tempest, and Measure for Measure.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Shakespeare's Words This link opens in a new window
This site integrates the full text of Shakespeare's plays and poems with the entire glossary database, allowing you to search for any word or phrase in Shakespeare's works, and in particular to find all instances of all words that can pose a difficulty to the modern reader.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Shakespeare in Video This link opens in a new window
Provides access to streaming videos of BBC Shakespeare plays on the Ambrose Digital website.
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World Shakespeare Bibliography Online This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1964-present
Access annotated entries for international books, articles, reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, audiovisual materials, and electronic media related to Shakespeare.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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British Library Catalogue of Illuminated ManuscriptsDescriptive catalog of the library's holdings; some digitized content available.
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Camelot ProjectArthurian Texts, Images, Bibliographies, and Basic Information.
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Chaucer Bibliography OnlineA searchable bibliography of Chaucer studies from 1975 to the present.
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Digital BodleianAn excellent collection of digitized manuscripts, rare books, prints, etc. from the Bodleian Library's collection.
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John Milton Reading RoomThe complete poetry and selected prose of John Milton, with introductions, research guides, and hyperlinked annotations. From Dartmouth College.
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Linguistic Atlas of Late Mediaeval EnglishElectronic version, provided by the University of Edinburgh.
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Luminarium: Anthology of English LiteratureTexts and reference material. Covers through the Restoration.
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Manuscripts OnlineSearch a diverse body of online primary resources relating to written and early printed culture in Britain during the period 1000 to 1500.
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Map of Early Modern LondonDigitized version of the 1560s Agas woodcut showing streets and buildings. Links from many sites to encyclopedia entries and other material.
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Middle English DictionaryFree and searchable online resource.
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MIT Global ShakespearesA collaborative project providing online access to performances of Shakespeare from many parts of the world as well as essays and metadata by scholars and educators in the field.
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Old English OnlineA website designed to help you read Old English.
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Shakespeare DocumentedDigitized primary source documents regarding Shakespeare's family and career.
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TEAMS Middle English Texts SeriesOnline annotated texts.