Encyclopedias and Guides
- Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowPublished by Oxford University Press, it is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database containing dictionaries, language reference and subject reference works.
- Cambridge Companions Complete Collection This link opens in a new windowThe Cambridge Companions present collections of essays written by leading experts in the field on themes, subjects, and key figures in three broad areas: Literature and Classics; Philosophy, Religion, and Culture; and Music.
Dramatic Theory and Criticism: Greeks to Grotowski by Location: Mugar Stacks PN1621 .D8 and OnlinePublication Date: 1974The chief purpose of this book is to make available the major documents in dramatic theory. Some are important historically, some intrinsically; others have both historic and intrinsic value. Apart from presenting such writings by dramatic theorists and critics, the book also aims to offer works by philosophers, psychologists, and social theorists, and by dramatic authors.The Language of Theatre by
Location: Mugar Reference X PN2035 .H297 1998Publication Date: 1998Theatre has provided many words and meanings which we use--ignorant of their origins--in everyday writing and speech. This is the first book to explore 2,000 theatre terms in depth, in some cases tracing their history over two and a half millenia, in others exploring expressions less than a decade old.
The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2011The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre is an essential reference tool and companion for anyone interested in the theatre and theatre-going. Containing over 2500 entries it covers the international spectrum of theatre with particular emphasis on the UK and USA.
The Oxford Dictionary of Plays by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2015The Oxford Dictionary of Plays provides essential information on the 1000 best-known, best-loved, and most important plays in world theatre. Each entry includes details of title, author, date of composition, date of first performance, genre, setting, and the composition of the cast, and more.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama by Location: Mugar Reference X PN1625 .M3 1984Publication Date: 1984Ranging from the earliest drama to the theater of the 1980's this encyclopedia includes coverage of national drama and theater around the world, theater companies, and musical comedy.
Drama -- History
A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2013This newly updated second edition features wide-ranging, systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction to ancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to third century BC. Covers all three genres of ancient Greek drama - tragedy, comedy, and satyr-drama- Sanskrit Drama in Performance byLocation: Online via Internet ArchivePublication Date: 1981Based on a conference held at the University of Hawaii in 1972.
The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2004Consists of 750 entries, encompassing forms and personalities across India geographically and historically, in twenty-two languages, according to their contribution to the tradition. This work includes around 270 black and white illustrations that complement the entries written by specialists and luminaries of the Indian theatre scene.
A New History of Medieval Japanese Theatre: Noh and Kyōgen from 1300 To 1600 by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2019This text traces the history of noh and kyogen, the first major Japanese theatrical arts. Going beyond P.G. O'Neill's 'Early No Drama' of 1958, it covers the full period of noh's medieval development and includes a chapter dedicated to the comic art of kyogen, which has often been left in noh's shadow.
Shakespeare: An Illustrated Stage History by Location: Online via Internet ArchivePublication Date: 1996This book tells the story of Shakespeare on the English stage - four hundred years of dramatic history, from the vital, competitive theatre of Shakespeare's own lifetime to the multifarious productions of the present.
The Rise of the Modern Yiddish Theater by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2019In this book, Alyssa Quint focuses on the early years of the modern Yiddish theater, from roughly 1876 to 1883, through the works of one of its best-known and most colorful figures, Avrom Goldfaden.
Literary Biography
- Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Biography In Context offers biographical information about historically significant figures as well as present-day newsmakers. It includes reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images.
- Contemporary Authors This link opens in a new windowA bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields.
- Literature Online This link opens in a new window
LION includes texts, criticism, and reference material, including thousands of literary articles, essays, biographies and encyclopedia entries on over 350,000 works of poetry, prose, and drama from the 8th to the 21st century.
The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2013The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy is the first comprehensive reference work to cover all facets of the distinct form of dramatic theater that flourished in ancient Greece with its apex in the 5th century BCE.
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2016The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare is the most comprehensive reference work available on Shakespeare's life, times, works, and his 400-year global legacy. In addition to the authoritative A-Z entries, it includes nearly 100 illustrations, a chronology, a guide to further reading, a thematic contents list, and special feature entries on each of Shakespeare's works.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2003From ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in stage design, from the trance-dances of Sumatra to an extensive biography of the legendary actor-manager Eleonore Duse, the Encyclopedia provides unrivaled information across the broad sweep of theatrical activity.
