Celebrate Shakespeare’s 443rd Birthday with Questia
Added: (Fri Apr 20 2007)
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HOUSTON, TX (October 31, 2006) — Questia Media, Inc., the world’s largest online educational library and research service, is celebrating Shakespeare’s 443rd birthday by offering 30 books written by Shakespeare, as well as over 1,100 books and articles about Shakespeare.
Questia realizes the importance of Shakespeare’s work for high school and college students, especially those who are college English majors. Thus Questia provides in-depth topical information in the following Shakespearean genres:
William Shakespeare Overview
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Shakespearean Comedy
Shakespearean Tragedy
Shakespearean Romances
“Reading Shakespeare provides students with a profound understanding of the subtleties of the English language,” said Adam Hanin, Vice President of Marketing at Questia. “We are proud to provide such valuable content to our users.”
Questia is a subscription based service, but is currently offering a trial subscription to all new subscribers.
About Questia
Questia Media, Inc. provides the world's largest online academic library and research resource. Students, instructors, and lifelong learners in more than 200 countries use Questia's collection of 67,000 full-text books and over 1.5 million articles for scholarly research.
A digital toolkit enables researchers to highlight text, properly cite passages, and automatically generate bibliographies and footnotes. In addition, Questia provides a personalized workspace for each user, complete with an individual bookshelf and reference resources. Designed for use by educators and students to enhance curricula, the Questia service also includes the Questia Classroom, a teacher/student resource center that incorporates digital library content with class instruction. Founded in 1998, Questia Media is based in Houston.