Research Guides: Graduate Research in English Literary Studies: Secondary Works

Large Collections of Secondary Materials

Cambridge Companions Complete Collection This link opens in a new window
This database provides online access to three components of the Cambridge Companion series from Cambridge University Press: Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics; Cambridge Companions to Religion, Philosophy, and Culture; and Cambridge Companions to Music. The collection is fully searchable by author, title, subject, or keyword.
Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new window
Oxford Bibliographies Online is a scholar-curated library of discipline-based subject modules for the social sciences and humanities. This database combines the features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, and guides researchers to scholarship produced across a wide variety of subjects.
Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
The Oxford Handbooks in this online edition provide topic overviews and critical surveys of the current state of scholarship for a wide range of topics. Subject areas include Architecture, Business & Management, Classical Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics & Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion.

A few examples of titles and series available when searching Cambridge Companions:

Library Guide: Shakespeare and Early Modern Research
Check out the library guide for Shakespeare and Early Modern Research for a more in-depth look at what is available a the University Libraries.
New Oxford Shakespeare
The New Oxford Shakespeare presents an entirely new consideration of all of Shakespeare's works, edited from first principles from the base-texts themselves, and drawing on the latest textual and theatrical scholarship.
The new Cambridge companion to Shakespeare
Murphy, Andrew. "The Transmission of Shakespeare's Texts," chapter 5
Shakespeare in print : a history and chronology of Shakespeare publishing
Unediting the Renaissance : Shakespeare, Marlowe, Milton

Cambridge Collections Online: Shakespeare Survey by Volume This link opens in a new window
Shakespeare Survey is a series of Shakespeare studies and production, with one volume published each year. Each volume is devoted to a theme, play or group of plays and contains a section of reviews of that year's textual and critical studies.
Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson Online This link opens in a new window
The Cambridge Edition of Ben Jonson Online is a searchable online version of his print edition, providing a comprehensive collection of his writings for contemporary readers. It includes original introductions, collations, commentary, essays, archives, images, music scores, stage performances, and a cross-linked bibliography.