Shakespeare: Biographical & Critical Information
The following links are to Web pages with biographical information about Shakespeare's life, as well as criticisms, critiques, and information about what life and society were like when he was alive. While these are recommended sites, be sure to evaluate what you find using How to Evaluate a Web Page as your guide.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet. Terry A. Gray.
Annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet. Links include:
- Shakespeare Timeline--gives the key events of Shakespeare's life and work along with related documentary evidence.
- Shakespeare Genealogy--chart [family tree] showing the relevant family relationships and dates.
- Shakespeare Timeline Summary Chart--shows events of Shakespeare's life in outline, along with important contemporary events and publications.
- Additional topics see main page.
Shakespeare's Life and Times Home Page. Michael Best. Internet Shakespeare Editions, University of Victoria, BC.
- Shakespeare's life
- The stage
- Society
- History and politics
- The background of ideas
- The drama of Shakespeare's time
- Literature, art, and music
- Some plays explored--Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV, Part One, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, The Winter's Tale
- Reference and indexes
- Bibliographies--call numbers probably refer to the University of Victoria's Library collection. Check SAGE to find out if CSU owns the title.
Shakespeare's Life & Time Philippa Ballantine. Pen & Sword.