Subject Librarian Contact Information
Chris Caldwell
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Chris Caldwell
Associate Professor
Rare Books & Humanities Librarian
Special Collections
University of Tennessee Libraries
865.974.0019
Associate Professor
Rare Books & Humanities Librarian
Special Collections
University of Tennessee Libraries
865.974.0019
Subjects:Theatre
Life in Shakespeare's England
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Court Masques: Jacobean and Caroline Entertainments, 1605-1640
by Call Number: Hodges Stacks: PR1253 .C68 1995Publication Date: 1995This selection of 18 masques offers a fascinating insight into the culture and politics of the early 17th century. *The print edition is available in Hodges Library Stacks. -
The Early Stuart Masque Dance, Costume, and Music
by Call Number: Hodges Stacks: GV1646.E6 R38 2006Publication Date: 2006This work studies the complex impact of movements, costumes, words, scenes, music, and special effects in English illusionistic theatre of the Renaissance. *This title is available in print in Hodges Library Stacks and as an e-book. -
Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World
by Call Number: DA357 .W34 1999ISBN: 1573562009Publication Date: 1999-07-27The Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World provides its users with clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and terminology relating in some significant way to the Elizabethan period. -
How to Be a Tudor
by Call Number: DA315 .G66 2016ISBN: 9781631491405Publication Date: 2016-02-15A celebrated master of British social and domestic history, Ruth Goodman draws on her own adventures living in re-created Tudor conditions to serve as our intrepid guide to sixteenth-century living. -
The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance
by Publication Date: 2010-09-17 -
The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theatre
by Call Number: PN2589 .O94 2009ISBN: 9780199287246Publication Date: 2009-08-01This authoritative and comprehensive collection of new essays explores the social, political, and economic pressures under which the playing companies of Shakespeare and his contemporaries operated. -
Tudor England
by Call Number: DA315 .T753 2001ISBN: 9780815307938Publication Date: 2000-11-17This is the first encyclopedia to be devoted entirely to Tudor England. 700 entries by top scholars in every major field combine new modes of archival research with a detailed Tudor chronology and appendix of biographical essays.
Shakespeare's World
Primary Sources
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Art Museum Image GalleryA rich digital resource of art images and related multimedia gathered from the collections of distinguished museums around the world.
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ARTStorMore than one million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. With a registered account you can also curate groups of images, share them, and download them directly into PowerPoint presentations.
Logging In: You do not need to log in to ARTStor on campus.
However, to download images you must register for an account. After you have registered for an account, you will have 120 days of remote access. After 120 days you will need to log in to ARTStor from a computer on campus--or through your library’s proxy--in order to reset your remote access for another 120 days. -
Defining Gender (1450-1910)Original source material from British and European archives for the study of history, literature, sociology, education and cultural studies from a gendered perspective. Includes manuscripts, printed works and illustrations. Topics include: Conduct and Politeness, Domesticity and the Family, Consumption and Leisure, Education and Sensibility and The Body.
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Early English Books Online (EEBO) (1475-1700)Fulltext of books from STC I, STC II and the Thomason Tracts: items printed in Britain and English-language materials from other countries from 1475 to 1700.
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Grove Art OnlineCovers all visual arts worldwide from prehistoric times to present day. Over 45,000 signed articles with access to over 130,000 images. Provides access to an additional 100,000 images through the Bridgeman Art Library collection. Called Grove Dictionary of Art Online in print format.
Due to Covid-19, OUP has upgraded to unlimited users through May 31, 2020 then will return to : Online access -- 5 simultaneous users. -
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and RenaissanceProvides bibliographic information for scholars interested in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Please Click "Exit" when you have finished your session.
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Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO)A collection of resources for the study of medieval and early modern Britain and Ireland.
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Shakespeare in Performance : Prompt Books from the Folger Shakespeare LibraryThe resource features prompt books from the world-famous collection at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. These prompt books tell the story of Shakespeare’s plays as they were performed in theatres throughout Great Britain, the United States and internationally, between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries.
Secondary Sources
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Academic Search CompleteThis multi-disciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject. (Formerly Academic Search Premier)
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Historical Abstracts with Full TextIndexes scholarly literature on world history, excluding the United States and Canada. Covers the time period from 1450 to the present. Limited to 6 simultaneous users.
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JSTORA collection of selected scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Most titles do not include the most recent 3-5 years. For more current research, search one of our general or subject-specific databases.
NOTE: During the current COVID-19 situation, JSTOR has opened access to additional journals and primary source collections beyond the ones we already subscribe to as well as a collection of ebooks. This additional access will be through June 30, 2020. -
MLA International Bibliography (1920- present)Index of research in literature, language, and folklore. Also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus.
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New Oxford Shakespeare OnlineThe 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 online edition comprises the Modern Critical Edition (with modern spelling), the Critical Reference Edition (with original spelling), and the Authorship Companion, integrating all of this material on OUP's high-powered scholarly editions platform. This unique online edition provides the perfect resource for the future of Shakespeare studies bringing the content of all three print volumes together as one powerful resource, and is a part of Oxford Scholarly Editions Online (OSEO).
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Project Muse 1995+Full text of over 200 scholarly journals and books from over 30 publishers.
Theatre Research
- Humanities International Complete
This database includes all data from Humanities International Index (over 2,000 titles and 2 million records) plus unique full text content, much of which is not found in other databases.
- Literature Online (LION)
A fully searchable library of more than 300,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies and key secondary sources.
- Music Periodicals Database
Provides indexing and abstracts for several hundred international music periodicals from over 20 countries, plus full-text for more than 140 of the indexed journals.
- Performing Arts Periodicals Database
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 395 international periodicals, plus full-text for more than 160 of the indexed journals.
Streaming Media
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Digital Theatre PlusA collection of British theater productions with interviews and detailed text analysis, Digital Theatre Plus captures the moments before the curtain rises and after the curtain falls, providing valuable insight into the play making process. By revealing the world of the rehearsal room, dressing room, backstage and beyond, their documentaries and interviews introduce theatre as a vibrant, exciting art form through a familiar and accessible medium.
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Theatre in Video 1930-From the most important productions of Shakespeare to rare in-depth footage focusing on the work of Samuel Beckett.