Modern Drama - Selected Sources
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Drama Series. Also available Online in MagillOnLiterature available online in E-Resources. Includes plays from around the world. Articles include a plot summary, character list, critical materials.
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Biographical sketches and critical studies of 106 of the most important playwrights from Classical times to the present.
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Comprehensive resource for dramatic biographical reference and analysis.
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Plays are arranged in A-Z order and also organized by country of origin and period; an index of playwrights and of characters.
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Guide book to elements and varieties of dramatic form (action, character, genre, time and place, scenes, devices, etc.)
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Playwrights and plays within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. Covers development of modern theatre in Europe, Russia, China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, North America, Latin America, Africa & in the Yiddish language.
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Plays and playwrights from ancient times to the present: cross-references to other plays/authors covering comparable subjects.
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A Cultural History of Theatre' presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers a span of 2,500 years, tracing the complexity of the interactions between theatre and culture.
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Bibliographies and Print Indexes to World Drama
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International criticism on modern and contemporary playwrights. Books and articles arranged by geographic area. Includes criticism and interviews.
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British and Irish Drama
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Selected British playwrights active from 1956 to 1995, with biographical, theatrical, critical, and bibliographical information.
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details for 32 Irish playwrights active from 1880 to 1995.
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American Drama
The most up-to-date guide to American theatre. Broad coverage on a national scale.
Focus is on the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Discussion of plays, termonology and individuals associated wirh the theatre.
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Interpretive essays on American Drama, organized historically and by genre.
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Studies major playwrights: Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, David Mamet, and Sam Shepard, and more.
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Canadian Drama
Information on plays, playwrights and theatre practitioners.
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Spine Title: Catalogue of Canadian plays, 1997-1998, and, Who's who in the Playwrights Union of Canada, 1997-1999.
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Online journal 1980 to the present
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French Drama
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Asian Drama
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Italian Drama
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Online Resources (UofT)
Major plays and playwrights Criticism taken from book, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. 90-95% of critical essays are full text.
academic journals, magazines, newspapers, dissertations, books
Full-text archive of scholarly periodical literature 1872+
Index to the published books, periodicals, newspapers and government documents of the 19th century
210+ popular and scholarly journals and other resources in the fields of dance, drama, film, theater, opera, puppetry, circus, etc.
1,122 plays by 170 playwrights, with information on related productions, theatres, production companies, etc
Covers all aspects of Canadian and American theatre.
250+ plays, along with related biographical, production, and theatrical information .
Printed in May 21, 2019