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Key Resources for Theatre Studies
- International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text This link opens in a new windowAn index to journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance. The database contains full text for more than 140 periodicals and 300 monographs.
- MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association) This link opens in a new windowThe most important index covering literature, languages, linguistics, folklore and film. Contains over 2.3 million records and annually indexes over 70,000 journal articles, books, Web sites, and dissertations. and other formats. Coverage from 1926 to the present.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowIncludes the following titles: Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance, Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature, The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature, The Oxford Companion to English Literature, etc.
- Gale Literary Sources (formerly Artemis Literary Sources) This link opens in a new windowOver 1 million full-text articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines, critical essays, topic overviews, biographies and more to provide a wealth of information on authors, their works and literary movements.
- Routledge Performance Archive This link opens in a new windowContains interviews with key figures in theatre history and contemporary practice; masterclasses with specialist actor trainers from around the world; unique footage direct from the legendary practitioners themselves; excerpted and full-length contemporary productions; and documentaries previously unavailable to global audiences. The video material spans more than fifty years of documented work direct from renowned practitioners and specialists, and ranges across the entire spectrum of theatre topics.
- Drama Online This link opens in a new windowIncludes Core Collection, Shakespeare's Globe on Screen, Playwrights Canada Press, Royal Shakespeare Company Live, Critical Studies & Performance Practice, Nick Hern Books Modern Plays
Selected Histories
The Methuen Drama Handbook of Theatre History and Historiography by Publication Date: 2019The book covers the key themes and methods that are current in theatre history research, with a particular focus on expanding the object of study to include engagement with theatre and performance practices and the development of theatre histories around the world.
The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History by Publication Date: 2013This Companion offers students a series of accessible and engaging essays on the key aspects of studying and writing theatre history.
The Theatre: A Concise History by Publication Date: 2012Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, the extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature here is an all-embracing and richly illustrated history, global in scope and ranging from the ancient origins of the theatre in the choral hymns sung around the altar of Dionysus to the fascinating variety of forms that it has taken in our own age.
Theatre: The Lively Art by Publication Date: 2010Designed both to prepare and inspire students to become lifelong audience members, if not actual participants in theatre. Highlights the latest processes, techniques, and technologies in theatrical design and production.
