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Databases
The following databases may be accessed from
http://www.leeuniversity.edu/library/databases.
Biography Resource Center
Full-text database of biographical information on more than 220,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
LitFinder
LitFinder contains over 1,000 complete plays plus character lists and subject access.
Literary Index (Gale)
Index to Gale Research's literary reference tools. Identify the reference tools you need, then identify their call number location by consulting the Gale Research Literary Resources guide. No full text.
Literature Resource Center
Full-text database of biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors.
MLA International Bibliography
Index to language, literature, linguistics, and folklore scholarly literature. No full text.
Links
Literature in English (Voice of the Shuttle)
Background Information in Encyclopedias and Handbooks
The Cambridge Guide to World Theatre
(Cambridge University Press, 1990)
Ref. PN2035 .C27 1990
The Oxford Companion to World Theatre
(Oxford University Press, 2004)
on order
The Oxford Companion to the Theatre
(Oxford University Press, 1983)
Ref. PN2035 .O9
Criticism and Biography Reference Books
See also the Library's guide:
Literary Criticism and Biography
American Drama Criticism
(Shoe String Press, 1979)
Ref. PS351 .A53 1979
Classical Greek and Roman Drama
(Salem Press, 1989)
Ref. PA3024 .F67 1989
Contemporary Dramatists
(St. Martin’s Press, 1977)
Ref. PR737 .C6 1977
Critical Survey of Drama: English Language Series
(Salem Press, 1985)
Ref. PR625 .C74
Dictionary of Literary Biography: French Dramatists, 1789-1914
(Gale, 1998)
Ref. PS21 .D5185 v. 192
Dictionary of Literary Biography: Twentieth-Century American Dramatists (Gale, 1981)
Ref. PS21 .D5185 v. 7
Dictionary of Literary Biography: Twentieth-Century German Dramatists, 1919-1992
(Gale, 1992)
Ref. PS21 .D5185 v. 124
Digests of Great American Plays: Complete Summaries of More than 100 Plays
(Cromwell, 1961)
Ref. PS 338 .P5 .L6
European Drama Criticism 1900-1975
(Shoe String Press, 1977)
Ref. PN 1721 .P2 1977
A History of English Drama, 1660-1900
(Cambridge University Press, 1965)
Ref. PR625 .N52 1952
An Index of Characters in Early Modern English Drama: Printed Plays, 1500-1660
(Cambridge University Press, 1998)
Ref. PR1265.3 .B4 1998
International Dictionary of Theatre Vol 1: Plays
(St. James Press, 1992)
Ref. PN2035 .I49 1992
Modern British Drama
(AHM Publishing, 1979)
Ref. PR736 .M6
The New Intellectuals: A Survey and Bibliography of Recent Studies in English Renaissance Drama
(University of Nebraska Press, 1977)
Ref. PR671 .N39
Women Playwrights of Diversity
(Greenwood Press, 1997)
Ref. PS338.W6 P48 1997
Theatre and Film Reviews
Expanded Academic ASAP
Squires Library Database. Expanded Academic ASAP provides coverage in the social sciences, humanities, sciences, and technology, national news, and general interest, with a concentration on scholarly journals. Some full text.
NewsBank
Squires Library database. NewsBank offers full text access to selected articles from wire services, broadcasts, and 500 newspapers worldwide.
Plugged in Online
Focus on the Family reviews films, television programs, and music.
Searching the Online Catalog for Drama Criticism and Biography
Go to the Library's
online catalog
To locate criticism about a particular playwright's works:
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Conduct a “Basic Search/Author Search” on the playwright’s
name (last name first) in the online catalog.
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Browse to find the type of material you need.
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Example Search:
Wilder, Thorton (Subject Search)
To locate criticism of a particular type of drama:
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Using the subject headings suggested above in the
Searching the Online Catalog for Plays section, conduct a “Basic Search/Subject Search” in the online catalog.
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Browse to find the type of material you need.
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Example Search:
American drama [Subject Search] Skim for appropriate topics:
American drama
American drama - 19th century
American drama - History and criticism
American drama - Women authors
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