Shakespeareana

American  

[sheyk-speer-ee-an-uh, -ah-nuh, -ey-nuh] / ʃeɪkˌspɪər iˈæn ə, -ˈɑ nə, -ˈeɪ nə /

plural noun

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

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Shakespeareana British  

/ ˈʃeɪkˌspɪərɪˈɑːnə, ʃeɪkˌspɪər- /

plural noun

1. collected writings or items relating to Shakespeare

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Etymology

Origin of Shakespeareana

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 • Jan. 22, 2018

But they show, at least, a sound acquaintance with Shakespeare and Shakespeareana, and some of them, like the articles of Just Bing, Brettville Jensen, Christen Collin, and August Western, are interesting and illuminating.

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown

The full pedigree is given, and the monuments at Yoxall are described in Shaw's "Staffordshire," and in French's "Shakespeareana Genealogica."

From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)

The next chapter in Norwegian Shakespeareana is a dull, unprofitable one—a series of articles on the Baconian theory appearing irregularly in the monthly magazine, Kringsjaa.

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown

I purchased it a few years ago by accident in a small collection of imperfectly catalogued Shakespeareana.

From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir