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.​

July

  • Eastaway, Rob. Much ado about numbers. Allen & Unwin, 2024.
    PR 3049

  • Fiddes, Paul S. More things in heaven and earth: Shakespeare, theology, and the interplay of texts. Virginia University Press, 2022. 
    PR 3011

  • Haworth, Ben. Shakespeare’s liminal spaces: contesting authority on the early modern stage. Manchester University Press, 2024.
    PR 3069.S57

  • Kesler, Linc. Time and causality in early modern drama: plotting revenge. Routledge, 2024.
    PR 658.T5

  • Kurtuluş, Gül. Shakespeare’s unmuted women. Routledge, 2024.
    PR 2991

  • Lennon, Wendy. Autonomy, migration and transculturality: from Peele, Shakespeare, and Gay to the Windrush generation. (PhD thesis, University of Birmingham, 2023)
    Diss.SI2023.PhD

  • Lewis, Bradley. Experiencing epiphanies in literature and cinema: arts and humanities for sustainable well-being. Routledge, 2024.
    PN 56.E67

  • Oakley-Brown, Liz. Shakespeare on the ecological surface. Routledge, 2024.
    PR 3091

  • Pratchett, Terry. The Shakespeare codex. Adapted by Stephen Briggs. Methuen, 2021.
    PR 6066.R34

  • Thorn, Abigail. The prince. Methuen, 2022.
    PR 6120.H65

  • Wiles, David. Democracy, theatre and performance: from the Greeks to Gandhi. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
    JC 423