The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 26.389 Wednesday, 2 September 2015
From: Annalisa Castaldo <
Date: September 2, 2015 at 9:20:46 AM EDT
Subject: News about the Compendium of Renaissance Drama
It is my great pleasure to announce that the Compendium of Renaissance Drama (CORD) has found a home. The CORD is an interactive database under the editorship of Brian Jay Corrigan, featuring videos, finding lists, images, biographies, dictionaries (including a full character prosopography and topographical dictionary), maps, and synopses of every extant play to be performed in English on the English stage, 1485–1640. CORD also contains editions of the plays.
Some of you may remember hearing about the CORD almost a decade ago, and thought it was inactive or forgotten. Originally it was going to be on CD-ROM and after that phase of technology was over, Brian valiantly spent years searching for a home for the database that would allow open and completely free access, rather than insist on it being a pay to view site. The University of Georgia has agreed to house the CORD completely open access.
There is still editing and loading to be done and the site will probably not be live until December or early 2016, but we’re all very excited and wanted to share the good news. If you have any questions, or are interested in contributing to the ongoing work, please feel free to contact Brian at
Annalisa Castaldo
Associate Professor of English
Widener University