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Theatre and Drama Research Databases
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- Asian American DramaCoverage: 1891 to present
Contains plays by Asian American playwrights and information on related productions, theaters, and production companies. - Black Drama: 1850 to presentCoverage:1850 to present
Plays by Black and African American playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays. - Gale LiteratureCoverage: Varies
Use for researching authors and their works, literary movements, or trying to find book reviews of bestsellers, they can access full-text literary works, journal articles, literature criticism and analysis, reviews, author biographies, and a rich collection of scholarly overviews. - Latino Literature: Poetry, Drama and FictionCoverage: Varies
Includes poetry, short fiction, novels, and plays. Nearly all of the content is in copyright, and most of the other items are long out of print or have never before been published. Besides serving as a rich resource for literature scholars, the collection also supports the study of American history, ethnic diversity, immigration issues, and political history. - New York Times Historical Newspapers (1851-2021)
Coverage: 1851-2008
This is the paper of record in the U.S., best known for its analysis of news, issues and social changes. Navigate by title, date, and page number. Photos, graphs, and tables are replicated providing cover-to-cover full image content. - Theatre in ContextCoverage: 1585 to present
Provides reference information on all aspects of the Canadian and American theatre. - North American Women's DramaCoverage: 1762 to present
Full-text of plays written by women playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, and production companies. - Twentieth-Century North American DramaCoverage: 1835 to 2007
Provides access to plays by North American playwrights and information on related productions, theaters, production companies, etc - Twentieth-Century Drama This link opens in a new windowCoverage: 1890s to present
Twentieth-Century Drama contains the essential collection of published plays from throughout the English-speaking world, covering the history of modern drama from the 1890s to the present day
Databases for Reviews & Criticisms
- Art AbstractsMaximum Concurrent Users: 4
Coverage:1972 to present
Abstracts from national and international publications, covering a variety of topics from fine, decorative and commercial art to photography, film, and architecture. A tool for Art researchers indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals dating back to 1972, including peer-reviewed journals. In addition, it provides indexing for art dissertations and art reproductions. - Gale LiteratureCoverage: Varies
Use for researching authors and their works, literary movements, or trying to find book reviews of bestsellers, they can access full-text literary works, journal articles, literature criticism and analysis, reviews, author biographies, and a rich collection of scholarly overviews. - MLA International BibliographyCoverage: 1920s to present
Index of international journal articles, books and dissertations on literature; language and linguistics; folklore; literary theory & criticism; dramatic arts; historical aspects of printing and publishing; rhetoric and composition; and the history, theory, and practice of teaching language and literature. - New York Times Historical Newspapers (1851-2021)
Coverage: 1851-2008
This is the paper of record in the U.S., best known for its analysis of news, issues and social changes. Navigate by title, date, and page number. Photos, graphs, and tables are replicated providing cover-to-cover full image content.
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