English Pathfinder: Drama

The following lists are not comprehensive. The items listed on this page are representative of some of the most frequently used research materials on this topic. To find more material, consult the library catalog or contact your librarian for assistance.


Indexes

An index is a specialized database that organizes information about the locations of articles in journals/magazines, reports and newspapers; and book chapters, papers in conference proceedings, and book reviews. Indexes provide the complete bibliographic citation of an article, including the title of the article, author, name of the journal, volume number, the pages of the journal in which the article can be found, and a short summary, or abstract, of the article. Some indexes are in book form, and some are electronic databases. Some electronic databases, including MLA, do NOT provide the complete text of articles. For tips on how to effectively search databases, and how to find journals that are not available on-line, contact your librarian, or consult How to Find Materials on English in the Waidner-Spahr Library.

 

MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
The premier scholarly index for literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) is the best place to begin a search for information about people. It is an index of reference sources containing biographical information on individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. This index is not full-text, but Dickinson College owns many of the materials referenced in the database. A librarian can help you locate any materials you are having trouble locating.

Essay and General Literature Index
Indexes chapters and essays contained in books of collected works.

Humanities Full Text
Covers journal articles in the humanities, archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, history, journalism and communications, linguistics, literature, music, performing arts, and religion.

Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective
A bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals.

JSTOR
An interdisciplinary archive of over 600 journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Literary Index
Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale, including Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Critisicm, and Poetry Criticism.

Lexis-Nexis
Lexis Nexis will provide you with full-text from newspapers around the world, for up to the past ten years.

Project Muse
Project Muse covers numerous subject fields in the humanities, the social sciences, and the arts, including history. Journals covered by Project Muse are scholarly and peer-reviewed, published by a not-for-profit press or scholarly society, and be a sensible fit with titles in the humanities, the social sciences and the arts.

WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. You can use this database to find out what libraries own material you might need.

 

 

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Dictionaries and encyclopedias are helpful in finding basic information about your topic area. They may also serve as sources of inspiration to you as you search for new topics to research. The following list is not comprehensive. Search the library catalog for more encyclopedias and dictionaries. Refer to How to Find Materials on English in the Waidner-Spahr Library for tips on how to best perform a search, or contact your librarian for assistance.


The Theatregoer's Almanac
REF PN2266 .H53 1997

American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1869-1914 / 1914-1930 / 1930-1969 / 1969-2000
REF PN2256 .B6 1994 / 1995 / 1996 /2000

The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
REF PN1861 .W67 1994

International Dictionary of Theatre
REF PN2000 .I474 1992

The Drama Dictionary
REF PN1625 .H64 1988

Theatre Language; A Dictionary of Terms in English of the Drama and Stage from Medieval to Modern Times
REF PN2035 .B6 1961

Biographies

Print:

The Female Dramatist: Profiles of Women Playwrights from the Middle Ages to Contemporary Times
REF PN471 .P37 1998

Women Playwrights of Diversity: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
REF PS338 .W6 P48 1997

American Playwrights, 1880-1945: A Research and Production Sourcebook
REF PS351 .A52 1995

Contemporary British Dramatists
REF PR736 .C577 1994

Contemporary American Dramatists
REF PS352 .C65 1994

Contemporary Women Dramatists
REF PR736 .C58 1994

Contemporary Dramatists
REF PN1625 .V5 1993

American Playwrights Since 1945
REF PS350 .A53 1989

Major Modern Dramatists
REF PN1861 .M27 1984

 

Electronic:

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index is the first place you should look when seeking biographical information on any living or deceased person worldwide. It is an electronic index to over 13 million biographical entries in 3,400+ biographical reference works.

Contemporary Authors

A database that includes biographic details on approximately 100,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Featured are current writers, the most-studied literary figures of the early 20th Century and authors from around the world whose works have been translated into English or published in the United States. Included are the author's writings, media adaptations, works in progress sidelights and interviews.

Dictionary of Literary Biography
The Dictionary of Literary Biography presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods.

 

 

Bibliographies
Modern Drama: Scholarship and Criticism, 1981-1990: An International Bibliography
REF PN1851 .C37 1997

 

 

Criticism

Print:

Critical Survey of Drama
REF PR623. C75 1994

American Drama Criticism
PS332 .P3 1996

Electronic:

Literary Index
Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale, including Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Critisicm, and Poetry Criticism.

Literature Criticism Online
This index includes several literary criticism series including Drama Criticism.

 

Websites

Literary Resources on the Net
A "meta" site maintained by Rutgers University — Newark.