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Classic Theatre Sources - BSC Library

            Encyclopedias

The Encyclopedia of world theater. New York: Scribner, 1977.
Ref. PN 2035 .E52 1977

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.
Ref. PN 1625 .M3 vol.1-4

            Dictionaries

Band-Kuzmany, Karin R. M. Glossary of the theatre. Amsterdam, New York: Elsevier, 1969.
PN 2035 .B3

Bowman, Walter Parker and Robert Hamilton Ball. Theatre language : a dictionary of terms in English of the drama and stage from medieval to modern times. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1961.
Ref PN 2035 .B6

Brownstein, Oscar Lee and Darlene M. Daubert. Analytical sourcebook of concepts in dramatic theory. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1981.
Z 5781 .B84

Drama A to Z. New York: Ungar, 1978.
Ref. PN 1625 .V3

The Drama dictionary. New York: New Amsterdam books, 1988.
Ref. PN 1625 .H62 1988b

The Facts on File dictionary of the theatre. New York: Facts on File, 1988.
Ref. PN 2035 .F27 1988

Lounsbury, Warren C. Backstage from A to Z : a glossary of technical stage terms. [Seattle]: distr. by University of Washington Press, 1959.
PN 2035 .L6

Taylor, John Russell. The Penguin dictionary of the theatre. 3d ed. London, New York: Penguin, 1993.
Ref. PN 2035 .T3 1993

            Guides

British writers. New York: Scribner, 1979-
Ref PR 85 .B688

The Cambridge companion to English Renaissance drama. Cambridge [England], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
PR 651 .C36 1990

The Cambridge companion to medieval English theatre. Cambridge [England], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
PN 2587 .C36 1994

The Cambridge guide to theatre. Cambridge [England]; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Ref. PN 2035 .C27 1995

The Cambridge guide to world theatre. Cambridge [England]; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Ref PN 2035 .C27 1988

The Concise Oxford companion to the theatre. Oxford, Eng.; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Ref. PN 2035 .C63 1992

Douglas, Krystan V. Guide to British drama explication. New York : G.K. Hall, 1996-
v. 1. Beginnings to 1640.
Ref PR 625 .D68 1996

How to read and understand drama [Computer file on CD-ROM] Chicago: Clearvue/eav; Dallas, TX : ZCI Publishing, 1995. [Note: For use in the library only. Be sure your computer has headphones installed if you want to hear the presentation instead of just reading it.]
Media Dept. PN 1631 .H6 1995

The Oxford companion to the theatre. New York: Oxford University Press, 1967.
Ref. PN 2035 .H3 1967

Shipley, Joseph Twadell. The Crown guide to the world’s great plays, from ancient Greece to modern times. Rev., updated ed. New York: Crown, 1984.
Ref. PN 6112.5 .S45 1984

History and Criticism

Ancient writers: Greece and Rome. Ed. by T. James Luce. New York: Scribner, 1982. 2 v.
Ref PA 3002 .A5 1982

Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge [England], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
PN 2594 .B58 1991

Cambridge history of classical literature. V.1: Greek literature; v. 2: Latin Literature Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982, 1985.
Ref. PA 3052 .G73 1985 and Ref. PA 6003 .L3 1982

Classical and medieval literature criticism. Detroit: Gale.
Ref PN 681.5 .C57

Coleman, Arthur, and Gary R. Tyler. Drama criticism. Denver: Allan Swallow, 1966-71. 2 v.
Ref Z 1231 .D7 C6

Court masques : Jacobean and Caroline entertainments, 1605-1640 / edited with an introduction by David Lindley. ... Oxford : Clarendon Press; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
PR 1253 .C68 1995b

Critical survey of drama. Ed. by Frank N. Magill. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1985. 6 v.
Ref PR 625 .C74 1985

Csapo, Eric and William J. Slater. The context of ancient drama. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1995.
PA 3024 .C75 1995

Cultural readings of Restoration and eighteenth-century English theater / edited by J. Douglas Canfield and Deborah C. Payne. Athens, GA : University of Georgia Press, 1995.
PR 698 .S46 C85 1995

English comedy / edited by Michael Cordner, Peter Holland, John Kerrigan. Cambridge, Eng., New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
PR 631 .E54 1994

Gaensbauer, Deborah B. The French theater of the absurd. Boston: Twayne, 1991.
PQ 558 .G34 1991

Green, J. R. Theatre in ancient Greek society. London, New York: Routledge, 1994.
PA 3201 .G74 1994

Harris, John Wesley. Medieval theatre in context : an introduction. London, New York: Routledge, 1992.
PN 1751 .H38 1992

Jacobean and Caroline dramatists. Ed. by Fredson Bowers. Detroit: Gale, 1987.
Ref PS 129 .D48 v.58

Kavenik, Frances M. British drama, 1660-1779 : a critical history. New York: Twayne, 1995.
PR 701 .K38 1995

Lamport, F. J. German classical drama : theatre, humanity, and nation, 1750-1870. Cambridge [England], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
PT 643 .L34 1990

Leggett, Alexander. Jacobean public theatre. London, New York: Routledge, 1992.
PN 2596 .L6 L37 1992

Literature criticism from 1400 to 1800. Detroit: Gale, 1984-
Ref PN 86 .L53 1984

McKendrick, Melveena. Theatre in Spain, 1490-1700. Cambridge [England], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
PQ 6105 .M24 1989

Muir, Lynette R. The Biblical drama of medieval Europe. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
PN 1880 .M85 1995

Nineteenth-century literature criticism. Detroit: Gale, 1981-
Ref PN 761 .N56

Palmer, Helen H. European drama criticism, 1900-1975. 2d ed. Hamden, Conn.: Shoe String Press, 1977.
Ref Z 5781 .P2 1977

Rehm, Rush. Greek tragic theatre. London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
PA 3131 .R38 1992

Shakespearean criticism. Detroit: Gale.
Ref PR 2965 .S43 1984

Shepherd, Simon. English drama : a cultural history. Oxford, Eng; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell, 1996.
PR 625 .S54 1996

Bibliographies

Berger, Sidney E. Medieval English drama : an annotated bibliography of recent criticism. New York: Garland, 1990.
PR 641 .B43 1990

Douglas, Krystan V. Guide to British drama explication. New York: G.K. Hall, 1996.
Ref. PR 625 .D68 1996

Forman, Robert J. Classical Greek and Roman drama: an annotated bibliography. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1989.
Ref PA 3024 .D7 F67 1989

Link, Frederick M. English drama, 1660-1800 : a guide to information sources. Detroit: Gale Research, 1976.
Ref Z 2014 .D7 L55

Magill, Frank Northen. Magill's bibliography of literary criticism: selected sources for the study of more than 2,500 outstanding works of Western literature. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1979. 4 v.
Ref Z 6511 .M3

Salomon, Brownell. Critical analyses in English renaissance drama : a bibliographic guide. Rev., 3d ed. New York: Garland, 1991.
Ref PR 651 .S24 1990

            Books

All books owned by the BSC library are listed in the Library Catalog. The QUICK SEARCH "Search Everything" or COMPLEX SEARCH "Words or Phrase" option can be very useful when you want to find everything the library owns in a particular area. Use the SUBJECT option to do a more tightly controlled search, based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

To find other books which might be useful for background material, type DRAMA (or some other topic) followed by one of the following: DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, INDEXES, HANDBOOKS, or DIRECTORIES and search the terms as a SUBJECT.

Some other useful SUBJECT terms include:

Acting
English [or French, Greek, Roman, etc.] drama
Christian drama
Drama, medieval
Liturgical drama
Mysteries and miracle-plays
Political plays
Satire, English [or French, etc.]
Stage-lighting [-machinery, -management, -props, -setting and scenery]
Theater, France [England, Greece, Rome, etc.]
Theater production and direction

If you still don't find what you need in our library (or if you simply want more information), the collections of other libraries may be searched using WorldCat or, in some cases, the Internet.

To borrow a book that is not available locally, you can fill out an interlibrary loan request form (available on the Library Web page, under Library Request Forms) and the library will get it for you.

            Indexes to Articles in Periodicals

GaleNet. Accessible from the Library Indexes & Databases page. Includes the full text of Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select (CLC Select), the Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB), the Scribner Writer's Series, and the Twayne Author Series. Provides in-depth information on the lives and writings of nearly 100,000 authors (mostly contemporary) along with critical reaction to their works.

Humanities Abstracts 1907 - present in print format; also available online (off the Indexes & Databases page) from 1983 to the present. Indexes 345 English-language periodicals in the fields of archaeology & classical studies, area studies, folklore, history, language & literature, performing arts, philosophy, religion & theology, and related subjects, with some full-text articles.

MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1921- to the present in print format; also available on the Library Indexes & Databases page from 1963 to the present. This is the primary index for articles on literature and linguistics; no full-text articles.

EBSCOhost Academic Search FULLTEXT Elite Accessible from the Library Indexes & Databases page, this index includes the text of approximately 1000 journals plus citations to articles in many more journals (in many fields).

Infotrac Expanded Academic ASAP. This index is also available from the Library Indexes & Databases page, and also has some full text articles as well as citations to many other articles.

            Theater Periodicals currently received at BSC Library

American Theatre: v.8 (May 1991) - present; bound.

Dramatics: v.42 (1970/71) - present; microfilm.

Modern Drama: v.1 (1958/59) - present; bound.

Modern International Drama: v.1-20 (1967-86/87) microfilm; v.21 (1987/88) - present, bound.

New Theatre Quarterly: v.1 (1985) - present; bound.

PAJ : a journal of performance and art. v. 20 (1998) to the present

Playbill: Library keeps current + 1 previous year.

Stage Directions: Subscription began with August 1992.

TCI (Theater Crafts International): v.26 (1992) - present; microfilm.

TDR (The Drama Review): v.32 (1988) - present; microfilm.

Theatre Journal: v.31-38 (1979-86) microfilm; v.39 - present, bound.

Variety: Library keeps latest 6 months.

Note: In addition to these titles, we also have older issues of some theater-related periodicals which ceased publication, or which the Library stopped taking.  To see if an article is available full-text in a database or if it's available in print or microfilm format, consult Periodicals @ BSC on the Library home page.

Internet Sites

http://vl-theatre.com/
WWW Virtual Library: Theatre and Drama. Includes pointers to a broad range of resources across the world: professional, academic and recreational. The aim is to make the scope multi-cultural and multi-lingual.

http://vos.ucsb.edu/index.asp
Voice of the Shuttle: Drama and theater studies, including screen writing.

http://daphne.palomar.edu/shakespeare/
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet, an annotated guide to Shakespeare resources available on the Internet.

To search for other potentially useful theater and drama web sites, try out some of the search engines or directories available at http://www.bsc.edu/bsclibrary/tools/virtref.htm#Search . But beware: all web sites are not created equal!