LibGuides: E 375J/LAH 350: Drama of Jameston, Hannah Wojciehowski: Home

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This library guide was designed by Gina Bastone, the English Librarian, specifically for E 375J/LAH 350: Drama of Jamestown, taught by Prof. Hannah Wojciehowski.

Research Help

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Resources for Research in this Class

Primary Sources

Virginia Company Archives
Historical documents specific to the founding of the Jamestown colony, covering 1590-1790.
Sabin Americana
A broader collection based on Joseph Sabin's bibliography of books, pamphlets, serials and other documents covering early U.S. history, including the early British colonies.

Scholarly Secondary Sources

Multi-disciplinary/Broad Collections

Oxford Bibliographies Online
Detailed annotated bibliographies compiled by scholars. Find relevant bibliographies for this course under "Atlantic History" and "Renaissance and Reformation."

UT Library Catalog
Search the UT Libraries' collections of print books, ebooks, and films. Much of the relevant scholarship for this course is likely in full-length scholarly books and anthologies.

Humanities (Literary Studies & History)

MLA International Bibliography
Arguably, the key database for literary studies scholarship, including key journals, scholarly anthologies and monographs. Note that the interface is provided through EBSCO, but the content is produced by the MLA (Modern Language Association).
America: History and Life
An important database for scholarship by historians and history scholars, includes journals and books.

Shakespeare

The JSTOR Understanding Series
This innovative tool from JSTOR allows you to browse the entire text of a literary work, and see the scholarly articles that cite particular lines of text. It will be most useful for finding scholarship on The Tempest.

**Note: This tool sometimes does not work off campus, and it can be slow to load. Clearing your cache and deleting browser cookies usually fixes the problem. But notify Gina if you continue to have trouble with it.**

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
A database of journal articles and books about Shakespeare. Note this an index and the material is not in full-text. Once you identify a useful source, you may need to use the library search to find it in full-text.

Humanities Librarian

Gina Bastone

she/they

Contact:

g.bastone@austin.utexas.edu

Subjects: Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Disability Studies, English Literature, LGBTQ Studies, Rhetoric, Women's and Gender Studies