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The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film
Call Number: 822.33 Hc178c
A Companion to Shakespeare
Call Number: 822.33 Fc737c
Great essays (with bibliographies) that put Shakespeare in context. See especially "The Family and the Household," which includes husbands and wives, children and sexuality in Shakespeare's time.
Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
Call Number: Ref 822.33 G0980

All Things Shakespeare: An Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's World
Call Number: Ref 822.33 Ga416a
2 volumes
Essential Shakespeare: An Annotated Bibliography of Major Modern Studies
Call Number: Ref 822.33 Ac452e2
Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare
Call Number: 822.33 Gsp752h (Level 4)
Shakespeare A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Plays, His Poems, His Life and Times, and More
Call Number: Ref 822.23 Cb789