Shakespeare and the Renaissance: Websites

Biography and information about the life of Shakespeare from the Folger Shakespeare Library

Information on his life, work, and understanding his plays and poetry

A podcast created by the Folger Shakespeare Library that explores the "the fascinating and varied connections between Shakespeare, his works, and the world around us"

"The mission of the ISE is to inspire a love of Shakespeare's works in a world-wide audience by delivering open-access, peer-reviewed Shakespeare resources with the highest standards of scholarship, design, and usability."

"A collection of primary and secondary texts that illuminate the theater, literature, and history of Shakespeare"

Provides free online access to books, articles, and criticism on Shakespeare

"Produced by the Folger Shakespeare Library, our blog is a current, sometimes playful, and always lively resource on a wide range of Shakespeare topics."

To create a Shakespearean insult... Combine one word from each of the three columns below, prefaced with "Thou":

Explore the works of Shakespeare and Renaissance writers in relation to the social, political and cultural context in which they were written, and investigate the ways in which these works have been interpreted over the last four centuries.

The Italian Renaissance fashion, which exhibited better taste and a greater amount of elegance, greatly influenced the way people dressed in other countries of Europe. In France, the import of Italian fashion dates from the famous expedition of Charles VIII into Italy.

"British History Online is a collection of nearly 1300 volumes of primary and secondary content relating to British and Irish history, and histories of empire and the British world. BHO also provides access to 40,000 images and 10,000 tiles of historic maps of the British Isles." -- from website