ENG 401: Shakespeare and the Drama of Knowledge: Dictionaries
Dictionaries
- Early Modern English DictionaryThis site from the University of Toronto provides a search engine to several electronic early modern English dictionaries. Designed to make accessible the English-language content of bilingual (English and other languages) and monolingual (English-only) dictionaries, glossaries, grammars, and encyclopedias published in England from 1500 to 1660.
- Middle English DictionaryProvides a comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500, based on the analysis of a collection of over three million citation slips. Part of the Middle English Compendium, which also provides access to a HyperBibliography and the Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse.
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new windowEnglish language historical dictionary - the premier dictionary for tracing the meaning of a word over time. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- Dictionary of Literary Biography (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new windowBiographical essays on British & American authors from all eras & genres. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Librarian
Instructor Contact
For questions regarding class assignments, contact:
Professor Carla Mazzio
Associate Professor of English
University at Buffalo
513 Clemens Hall
Email: cjmazzio@buffalo.edu