Agostino Ramelli. Le Diverse et Artificiose Machine, 1588. © Folger Shakespeare Library.
What the WSB Online includes:
- Books, articles, and dissertations entirely about Shakespeare
- Books, articles, and dissertations that include a substantial discussion of Shakespeare (e.g., books and dissertations that devote a chapter—or its equivalent—to Shakespeare)
- Stage productions of Shakespeare’s works by a professional or semiprofessional theatrical group (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, translator, dramaturge, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, and music)
- Reviews of books entirely or substantially about Shakespeare
- Reviews of professional or semiprofessional stage productions of Shakespeare’s works
- Films of Shakespeare productions (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, cinematography, and music)
- New stage, musical, dance, and video adaptations of Shakespeare’s works (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, the author and/or translator of the adaptation, choreographer, composer, dramaturge, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, and music)
We attempt only selective coverage of:
- Books, articles, and dissertations that discuss Shakespeare in a brief but identifiable section that offers more than a recapitulation of commonly known facts or interpretations
- Obituaries and reminiscences of, or tributes to, major Shakespeare scholars or performers
- Stage productions by nonprofessional groups (including schools, elementary through university)
- Reviews of nonprofessional stage productions of Shakespeare’s works
- Recordings of restaged stage, musical, and dance adaptations of Shakespeare’s works
- Popular journalistic accounts of Shakespeare interest
