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.
June
- Andrzejewski, Alicia. Queer pregnancy in Shakespeare's plays. Routledge, 2026.
PR 3069.P74
- Dowd, Michelle M. Shakespeare and work. (Oxford Shakespeare topics). Oxford University Press, 2026.
PR 3021
- Greenhill, Rima. Shakespeare, Elizabeth and Ivan: the role of English-Russian relations in Love's labour's lost. McFarland, 2023.
PR 2822
- Jolly, Margrethe. Shakespeare's French connection: how the history, literature and culture of France permeate the plays. McFarland, 2024.
PR 3069.F73
- Kelley, Shannon. Tree-becoming: gender, race, and trauma on Shakespeare's stage. Cornell University Press, 2026.
PR 3041
- Literary form after matter 1550-1700: experiments in close reading. Edited by Katherine Hunt and Dianne Mitchell. Edinburgh University Press, 2026.
PN 65
- Oakes, Margaret. To gender or not to gender: casting and characters for 21st century Shakespeare. McFarland, 2024.
PR 3100
- Owens, Philip. Picture of nobody. McNally Editions, 2026.
PR 2935
- Schwanebeck, Wieland. Literary twinship from Shakespeare to the age of cloning. Routledge, 2020.
PR 408.T85
- Shakespeare and early modern madness. Edited by Leslie C. Dunn and Avi Mendelson. Springer Nature, 2026.
PR 658.M5
- Stritmatter, Roger A. and Lynne Kositsky. On the date, sources and design of Shakespeare's The tempest. McFarland, 2013.
PR 2833
- Strong, Roy. The Elizabethan image: an introduction to English portraiture, 1558-1603. Yale University Press, 2019.
ND 1314.2
- Sutherland, Gill. Stratford's love affair with Ken continues. From: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, May 21 2026.
pPN 2598.B61
- 'What country, friends, is this?': Shakespeare and the staging of exile. Edited by Stephanie E. Chamberlain, Vanessa I. Corredera and James M. Sutton. ACMRS Press, 2026.
PR 3069.E94