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Discovering Literature: Shakespeare & Renaissance Articles
Contains dozens of articles written for the British Library about Shakespeare's plays and the Renaissance Era
The English Renaissance in Context
Tutorials on some of Shakespeare's plays and a database of scanned texts from The Univeristy of Pennsylvania's Furness Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Hamlet
Contains a number of resources related to Hamlet
Hamlet and His Problems
Essay by T.S. Eliot
In Our Time: Hamlet
From BBC Radio, Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hamlet
Internet Shakespeare Editions: Hamlet
Full-text, annotated plays and poems, supplemental information about Shakespeare's life and times, and criticism of his work
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Hamlet
Information about the play, including blog posts discussing many aspects of its themes, plot, and characters
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