Book collections

Most of the books at the library are reference only. This ensures that all items are available to library users unless actively being used by another reader on the premises.

There is a small long loan collection for books that support the MA courses run by the Shakespeare Institute. All University of Birmingham students and staff can borrow books from the long loan collection.​

The University of Birmingham online catalogue, FindIt@Bham, can be used to search the library’s book collection. See Searching the library for more information about the online catalogues available.​

We also provide:​

  • e-books​
  • Online journals​
  • Periodicals​
  • Theses and dissertations​
  • Newspaper cuttings dating from 1902 to 2022

New arrivals 

Newly arrived books and DVDs at the Shakespeare Institute Library are listed below. We will update the list regularly when new books arrive and have been processed.​

September

  • Bearman, Robert and Lindsay MacDonald. Stratford-upon-Avon in 50 buildings. Amberley Publishing, 2022.
    DA 690.S92

  • Contemporary European theatre directors. Edited by Maria M. Delgado and Dan Rebellato. 2nd edition. Routledge, 2020.
    PN 2570

  • Deiter, Kristen. Reading Richard III and the Tower of London. Routledge, 2024.
    PR 658.S94

  • Hutchings, Mark. Approaching the interval in the early modern theatre: the significance of the ‘act-time’. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
    PN 2590.I5

  • Lamb, Charles and Mary. Tales from Shakespeare. Translated into Chinese by Junheng Sun. Shan xi ren min chu ban she, 2002.
    PR 2877

  • Marshall, Bethan, Myfanwy Edwards and Charlotte Dixie. The pedagogy of watching Shakespeare. Cambridge University press, 2024.
    PR 2987

  • Murray, Conrad. Romeo and Juliet. Bloomsbury, 2024.
    PR 2878.R6

  • Payne, Deborah C. and Drew Lichtenberg. Shakespeare in the theatre: Shakespeare Theatre Company. Bloomsbury, 2024.
    PN 2277.5.S53

  • Ravenhill, Mark. Ben and Imo. Bloomsbury, 2024.
    PR 6068.A915

  • Reisner, Noam. Performing ethics in English revenge drama: wild play. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
    PR 658.R45

  • Shakespeare, William. Cymbeline. Modern verse translation by Andrea Thome (Play On Shakespeare). ACMRS Press, 2024.
    PR 2755.A25

  • Shakespeare, William. Love's labour's lost. Modern verse translation by Josh Wilder (Play On Shakespeare). ACMRS Press, 2024.
    PR 2755.A25

  • Shakespeare, William. The merry wives of Windsor. Modern verse translation by Dipika Guha (Play On Shakespeare). ACMRS Press, 2024.
    PR 2755.A25

  • Shakespeare, William. The two gentlemen of Verona. Modern verse translation by Amelia Roper (Play On Shakespeare). ACMRS Press, 2024.
    PR 2755.A25

  • Shakespeare and comics: negotiating cultural value. Edited by Jim Casey and Brandon Christopher. Bloomsbury, 2024.
    PR 2880.A1

  • Shakespeare: his infinite variety ; celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death. Edited by Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney and Grzegorz Zinkiewicz. Jagiellonian University Press, 2019.
    PR 2880.A1

  • Shakespeare's First Folio 1623-2023. Edited by Mattias Bauer and Angelika Zirker. Bloomsbury, 2024.
    PR 3071

  • Warren-Crow, Heather. Shakespeare and nonhuman intelligence. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
    PR 2976

  • Wells, L.G. Master John Hall's Little book of cures: a critical edition. (PhD thesis, University of Warwick, 2016).
    qR 489.H2