Research Guides: Theatre: Finding Books

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Reference Books

Below are key reference books that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.

The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
Call Number: MOH Reference PN1861 .C65 2007

ISBN: 0231140320

Publication Date: 2007

An A to Z reference for modern drama. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of drama by placing playwrights and plays within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. It focuses on drama in the literary sense rather than as performance. It also follows the development of modern theater in both Western Europe and Eastern Europe.
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Call Number: MOH Reference PN2220 .B6

ISBN: 9780195034431

Publication Date: 1984

The standard one-volume source on American theatre. Also available electronically in the Oxford Reference Online database.
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
Call Number: MOH Reference PN2035 .W67 1994

ISBN: 0415059283

Publication Date: 1995

Six-volume encyclopedia documenting artistic development around the world. Includes articles on playwriting, music theatre, dance theatre, theatre for young audiences, puppet theatre, design, architecture, technology, training, criticism, and scholarship.

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Based on the Library of Congress Classification. The general collection of the Hatfield Library is located on the second floor.

PN1600-3307: Drama
PN1720-1861: Drama History
PN2000-3307: Dramatic Representation. The Theater
PN2061-2071: Art of acting

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