September 10, 2004 8:54 AM PDT

Much ado about Bard's texts online

By Will Sturgeon
Special to CNET News.com

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William Shakespeare, the Warwickshire wordsmith, was paid a posthumous compliment this week, when the British Library made available 21 of his works on the Internet.

High-resolution images of 21 original texts, in 93 different versions, are available on the British Library Web site.

Leafing through virtual page after virtual page, people will be able to read the plays in the same format that Shakespeare himself and the actors who performed his plays for the Globe audiences did.

Unlike many commonly read texts, the quarto editions digitized by the British Library were compiled during Shakespeare's life. They are as close to the real deal as many fans of the Bard will ever have seen.

The site will primarily appeal to academics; they will be able to compare and contrast different versions of the texts that are thought to be Shakespeare's drafts and rough copies of plays such as Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Othello.

Will Sturgeon of Silicon.com reported from London.

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URL please!
by Razzl September 10, 2004 9:24 AM PDT: Can I make a standing request that every story about a web site INCLUDE A LINK TO THE URL so we can get there with less research!?! Thanks!; Reply to this comment

URL please!
by Razzl September 10, 2004 9:24 AM PDT: Can I make a standing request that every story about a web site INCLUDE A LINK TO THE URL so we can get there with less research!?! Thanks!; Reply to this comment

amazing
by September 10, 2004 11:43 AM PDT: This site is amazing!; Reply to this comment

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by al bronstein September 11, 2004 9:01 AM PDT: Am very exited about this. Would appreciate the web address to read the orginal manuscript. Al; Reply to this comment

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by al bronstein September 11, 2004 9:01 AM PDT: Am very exited about this. Would appreciate the web address to read the orginal manuscript. Al; Reply to this comment

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