This guide lists selected sources for library criticism of Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Reference Books

• Masterplots, revised second edition (Ref PN 44 .M33 ) Volume: Page Numbers
  • 7: 3805-08
• Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (Ref PR 2892 .O94 2001) pp. 271-75.
• Shakespeare for Students (Ref PR 2987 .S47) Ready Reference Volume: Page Numbers
  • 2: 435-68
• Shakespeare Survey(Ref PR 2888 .C3) Volume: Page Numbers
  • 19: entire volume contains essays on Macbeth
• Shakespearean Criticism(Ref PR 2965 .S43) In addition to the volumes listed, use index of latest volume to locate specific characters, themes, etc. in the play. Volume: Page Numbers
  • 3: 165-355
  • 13: 361-67, 502-23
  • 16: 317-41, 372-80
  • 19: 245-52
  • 20: 1-424
  • 25: 235-44
  • 28: 339-43
  • 29: 76-173
  • 42: 63-70
  • 44: 260-382
  • 48: 214-221
  • 57: 188-276
  • 69: 268-372
  • 80: 157-249
  • 90: 188-298
  • 100: 281-373
  • 110: 123-210

General Collection Books, Videos

• Bloom, Harold, ed. Macbeth. (Bloom's Shakespeare Through the Ages series) (PR 2823 .M2295 2008)
• Bloom, Harold, ed. Shakespeare's Macbeth. (Modern Critical Interpretation Series) (PR 2823 .W48 1987)
• Bloom, Harold, ed. Macbeth. (Major Literary Characters series) (PR 2823 .M2294 2005)
• Bloom, Harold, ed. William Shakespeare's Macbeth. (Bloom's Guides) (PR 2823 .W48 2004)
• Crowther, John, ed. Macbeth. (No Fear Shakespeare series). (PR 2823 .A5 2003)
• Chesterton, G.K. The Spice of LIfe and Other Essays. (PR 4453 .C4 A6) (pp. 43-52)
• Knight, G. Wilson. The Imperial Theme.(PR 2893 .K58 1951)
• Knights, L.C. Some Shakespearean Themes and an Approach to Hamlet. [MacBeth is discussed in a chapter] (PR 2899 .K65)
• Macbeth. Hosted by Graham MacTavish. Pres. Robert Smallwood, Stanley Wells. 1997. DVD. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2004. (Critical Guide to Shakespeare series) (PR 2823 .A2 M233 2004) [Circulation Desk]
• Nostbakken, Faith. Understanding Macbeth: A Student Casebook To Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents. (PR 2823 .N63 1997)
• Rackin, Phyllis. Shakepeare's Tragedies. (PR 2983 .R27) (pp. 107-122)
• Twentieth Century Interpretations Of Macbeth: A Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. Terence Hawkes. (PR 2823 .T9)

E-Books

• Cliffs Complete Shakespeare's Macbeth. New York: Cliffs Notes, 2000. netLibrary.
• Booth, Stephen. King Lear, Macbeth, Indefinition and Tragedy. New Zealand: Cybereditions, 2001. ebrary
• Bloom, Harold, ed. Macbeth. New York: Chelsea House, 1991. netLibrary.

Online Resources (Reference Articles and Databases)

• Literature Online Knowledge Notes.

Articles

Use periodical databases, such as Academic Search Premier, Academic OneFile, Wilson OmniFile FullText Mega, Masterfile Premier, JSTOR, for recent journal articles like those posted below.

• Delaney, Bill. "Shakespeare's Macbeth." Explicator 60 (2001): 7+. [Use MasterFILE Premier, General OneFile, Wilson OmniFile, Academic Search Premier, Literature Online, LION]
• Delaney, Bill. "Shakespeare's Macbeth." Explicator 63 (Summer 2005): 209+. (contains three pages on sleep as a metaphor for death in Macbeth) [Use MasterFILE Premier, General OneFile, Wilson OmniFile, Academic Search Premier, Literature Online, LION]
• Delaney, Bill. "Shakespeare's Macbeth." Explicator 63 (Fall 2004): 6+. (contains 4 pages examining and interpreting speech between Banquo and Macbeth) [Use MasterFILE Premier, General OneFile, Wilson OmniFile, Academic Search Premier, Literature Online, LION]
• "Shakespeare's Macbeth." Explicator 57 (1999): 133+. [Use MasterFILE Premier, General OneFile, Wilson OmniFile, Academic Search Premier, Literature Online, LION]
• Tufts, Carol Strongin. "Shakespeare's Conception of Moral Order in Macbeth." Renascence 50 (1998): 168+. [Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Wilson OmniFile, General OneFile, Literature Online - LION]