Shakespeareana

[ sheyk-speer-ee-an-uh, -ah-nuh, -ey-nuh ]

plural noun

1. a collection of historical artifacts, letters, etc., belonging or pertaining to William Shakespeare.

Shakespeareana

/ ˈʃeɪkˌspɪərɪˈɑːnə; ʃeɪkˌspɪər- /

plural noun

1. collected writings or items relating to Shakespeare

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shakespeareana¹

First recorded in 1710–20; Shakespeare + -ana

Example Sentences

Theaters wishing to honor him would be better advised to grapple with his works and leave the Shakespeareana to the tourist shops.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, a few standouts shine alongside the cache of scarce Shakespeareana, such as Jack Hemingway’s copy of the limited first edition of his father Ernest’s book of short stories, In Our Time.

From The Guardian

When Mr. Rosenbach needed quick cash, Mr. Grant writes, he would show an associate “something printed in the Shakespearean period and plead: ‘Can you make this into Shakespeareana?

From New York Times

The actress began her career in India and during her childhood spent time travelling across the country with her parents' theatre company Shakespeareana.

From BBC

Henry Clay Folger, 72, onetime president and board chairman of Standard Oil Co. of New York, famed authority on Shakespeare, owner of one of the world's finest private Shakespeareana, some 25.000 volumes "not surpassed even by the British Museum;" after an operation; at Brooklyn.

From Time Magazine Archive