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An introduction to Orlando…
• Up-to-date collaboratively authored biographical and critical material on over 800 British women writers
• Covers a wide-ranging time span, from early medieval to the present
• Includes related material on literary, social and historical events, male writers and non-British women writers
• Extensive pathways available: simple queries by author, occupation, genre or place; or more powerfully focused search options exploiting the rich tagging underlying the site
• Thousands of cross-linked references between entries
• Regularly updated at six month intervals with new or revised entries, along with information relating to living writers
Orlando Home Page
From the homepage…• Access individual author entries or search on names• Construct bespoke timelines• Pursue detailed lines of enquiry via complex tag searches
From the homepage…• Access individual author entries or search on names• Construct bespoke timelines• Pursue detailed lines of enquiry via complex tag searches
Left hand navigation provides a selection of entry points into
the textbase
Left hand navigation provides a selection of entry points into
the textbase
Full help options, plus quick tips for
new users, available on every page
Full help options, plus quick tips for
new users, available on every page
People: Search by Name
Search for entries by name alphabetically, or
list chronologically
Search for entries by name alphabetically, or
list chronologicallySearch options
allow the user to modify the lists by
date or scope
Search options allow the user to
modify the lists by date or scope
Mary Wollstonecraft Overview
Each author overview screen offers the various ways in which material is
organised in Life and Writing entries and other
categories
Each author overview screen offers the various ways in which material is
organised in Life and Writing entries and other
categories
Tabs to related screens with further detailed linksTabs to related screens
with further detailed links
Links to related entriesLinks to related entries
Muriel Spark Life Screen
Full citation details for use in coursework and
notes
Full citation details for use in coursework and
notes
Detailed author life highlights page split
into relevant categories for ease of
navigation
Detailed author life highlights page split
into relevant categories for ease of
navigation
Mary Shelley Chronology Search
Excerpt from timeline on Mary Shelley (reached via
her author overview page or chronology search
Excerpt from timeline on Mary Shelley (reached via
her author overview page or chronology search
Each result is coded according to a set of criteria for easy reference:• Quill pen - events relating to British women• Globe - national/international events• Books - general writing• People - social climate
Each result is coded according to a set of criteria for easy reference:• Quill pen - events relating to British women• Globe - national/international events• Books - general writing• People - social climate
Chronology Search by Date
Bespoke chronology creation by date: limit by date and event type and choose preferred type of results (full or short entries)
Bespoke chronology creation by date: limit by date and event type and choose preferred type of results (full or short entries)
Chronology Search
Excerpt from results on comprehensive chronological search on dates 1 June – 31
August 1975Full search criteria as selected by the user is
displayed at the top of the screen
Excerpt from results on comprehensive chronological search on dates 1 June – 31
August 1975Full search criteria as selected by the user is
displayed at the top of the screen
Links to scholarly notes available at the end of each
timeline entry; again, all entries are coded according to scope
Links to scholarly notes available at the end of each
timeline entry; again, all entries are coded according to scope
Refined Chronology Search
Excerpt from results from the same search query, but with other categories toggled off
and only British women writers queried
Excerpt from results from the same search query, but with other categories toggled off
and only British women writers queried
Highlighted text links to relevant author overview
page, with links allowing user to drill further down
Highlighted text links to relevant author overview
page, with links allowing user to drill further down
Tag Diagrams
Tag diagram displaying one section (Production) from
the three-part Writing tagset
Tag diagram displaying one section (Production) from
the three-part Writing tagset
Tag diagram showing all the content or semantic tags
from the Life tagset
Tag diagram showing all the content or semantic tags
from the Life tagset
Diagrams illustrating how the tagging system functions are provided throughout the Tag
Search screens…
Diagrams illustrating how the tagging system functions are provided throughout the Tag
Search screens…
Tag Search Options
Full range of tags cover every aspect of the writer’s life and work, from health to marital
status
Full range of tags cover every aspect of the writer’s life and work, from health to marital
statusFull range of tags within Life subset cover every aspect of a writer’s life, from health to marital
status
Full range of tags within Life subset cover every aspect of a writer’s life, from health to marital
status
‘Class Issues’ Tag Search Results
Excerpts from tag search (in Lives) on tag <class issue>, part of the highly complex <cultural formations> tag
Excerpts from tag search (in Lives) on tag <class issue>, part of the highly complex <cultural formations> tag
Text relating to tags is highlighted for easy reference
Text relating to tags is highlighted for easy reference
‘Violence’ Tag Search Results
Excerpts from tag search (in Lives) on tag <violence>, bringing together both the
personal and political
Excerpts from tag search (in Lives) on tag <violence>, bringing together both the
personal and political
Again, text relating to the selected tag is highlighted for
easy reference
Again, text relating to the selected tag is highlighted for
easy reference
‘Motif’ Tag Search Results
Excerpts from a more complex tag search (in
Writings) on tag <motif>, with attribute value “violence”
Excerpts from a more complex tag search (in
Writings) on tag <motif>, with attribute value “violence”
‘Attitudes’ Tag Search Results
Excerpts from tag search (in Writings) on tag <attitudes>
This tag is designed to capture authors’ attitudes
specifically to writing and to writing as a woman
Excerpts from tag search (in Writings) on tag <attitudes>
This tag is designed to capture authors’ attitudes
specifically to writing and to writing as a woman
Further Results from ‘Attitudes’ Tag Search
‘Penalties’ Tag Search Results
Excerpts from tag search (in Writings) on tag <penalties>Excerpts from tag search (in Writings) on tag <penalties>
‘Intertexuality’ Tag Search Results
Excerpts from a more complicated tag search (in
Writings) on tag <intertextuality> containing
“Jane Austen”
Excerpts from a more complicated tag search (in
Writings) on tag <intertextuality> containing
“Jane Austen”
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