Links below are to indexes and collections from the WU Libraries A-Z Database List and reliable free-web sources and collections.
They are categorized below, but many contain varied content types, so read descriptions for more complete understanding of source content.
Reference/Background Information
Reference/Background Information- British Library-Explore the 1500sTimeline of the 1500s highlighting items from British Library collections
- The Renaissance in LiteratureOverview of Renaissance literature in subscription encyclopedia (Literary Encyclopedia). Includes cited references.
- British Library Discovering Literature: Shakespeare and Renaissance"Explore the works of Shakespeare and Renaissance writers in relation to the social, political and cultural context in which they were written"
- FolgerpediaFolger Shakespeare Library's collaboratively-edited, search-based encyclopedia of all things "Folger." The content, contributed by departments at the Folger, scholars and readers, address topics as they relates to the Folger and its collection. Article types include lists; how tos; and encyclopedic entries concerning items in the collection, Shakespeare's works and characters, and his works in performance.
Indexes/Bibliographies
Sources that collect and organize citations to other relevant primary and secondary sources, primary. Some sources listed may also include full-text content.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: Renaissance and Reformation This link opens in a new windowExpert recommendations on the best works available in each discipline; from a chapter, a book, a journal article, a website, an archive, or data set. Each article includes an introduction written by a top scholar in the field. Covers the period of the Renaissance and Reformation, which spans roughly from the 14th through 17th centuries.
- Renaissance Knowledge Network"provides access to an ongoing, partially crowdsourced environmental scan of the early modern studies as it intersects with the digital humanities. This scan takes the form of a comprehensive directory of annotated resources, complemented by an annotated bibliography...
eJournals
Browse or search for specific journals in this field of study using the eJournal search.
Primary Material
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) (1470 - 1700) This link opens in a new windowContains over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1470 - 1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661), and the Early English Books Tract Supplement. Full digital facsimile from the Early English Books microfilm collection. Learn more about this database
- Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) This link opens in a new windowA resource for the study of Britain and its place in the world during the medieval and early modern period (c. 1100-1800). Combines the key printed sources for English, Irish, Scottish and Colonial history with original manuscripts and the latest web technologies.
- Literary Print Culture: The Stationers' Company Archive, 1554-2007 This link opens in a new windowIncludes a diverse range of material from the archive of the Stationers' Company archive including constitutional records, court records, membership records, financial records, trade records, general administrative records, and charities and property records. The Stationers' Company Archive is one of the most important resources for understanding the workings of the early book trade, the establishment of legal requirements for publishing, especially copyright provisions, the printing and publishing community and the history of bookbinding.
- Folger's Early Modern English DramaThe Folger Shakespeare Library offers a digital collection of full-text plays from Shakespeare's contemporaries.
- The Folger ShakespeareFull texts of Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets, and poems from the Folger Shakespeare.
- Shakespeare Documented"An online exhibition documenting Shakespeare in his own time."
- Folger Shakespeare Library, The First FolioIncludes history, links to images, and other resources for First Folio study