Database of every “lexicon” (dictionary) published in English from 1350-1800.

Easily searchable database of British “ballads” from 16th through 18th centuries. Includes woodcuts (illustrations), and musical recreations.

A more comprehensive database of early modern ballads (when compared to the UCSB database above), if a bit less user friendly.

Database of Early English Playbooks allows scholars and students to investigate the publishing, printing, and marketing of English Renaissance drama in ways not possible using any other print or electronic resource. An easy-to-use and highly customizable search engine of every playbook produced in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the beginning of printing through 1660, DEEP provides a wealth of information about the original playbooks, their title-pages, paratextual matter, advertising features, bibliographic details, and theatrical backgrounds.

An NEH-funded project designed to provide scholars and students at a variety of levels with access to major texts of the English Renaissance in their original versions.

Read the full texts of Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets, and poems for free from the Folger Shakespeare Library! You can also learn more about Shakespeare’s language, life, and the world he knew.