Shakespeare : In Our Collection

Shakespeare's works begin at PR 2753. Individual plays have their personal call number.

ex. All's Well that Ends Well PR 2801

Shakespeare's works have influenced and been performed not as plays only but opera, musical theater and his words set to musical arrangements. From our CD collection, the following examples:

 Otello Verdi M1500.V47 O8 1991

Opera by Verdi based on Shakespeare's tragedy

 West Side Story  M1500.B566 W47 1986

Leonard Bernstein's musical based on "Romeo and Juliet"

The Vagabond & Other Songs M1619.T47 V3 1995

On this CD, five of Shakespeare's songs are set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (on other CDs even in our collection, he is referred to as R Vaughan Williams or R Vaughan)

The titles of the CDs are hyperlinked to the library catalog's record.

In the Shakespeare section of the library, there are four distinct types of volumes to choose from. In the table below, these are listed as well as an example from the Scarborough collection, their call numbers, and (if possible) an image of the book cover.

 The titles of the volumes are hyperlinked to the library catalog's record.

Plays such as Shakespeare’s are meant to be seen rather than simply read.

Here is a sampling of DVDs in our collection:

 The titles of the productions are hyperlinked to the library catalog's record.