Theatre Arts 600 - Selected Materials for Research

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1. Hodgson, Terry. The Batsford Dictionary of Drama. London: Batsford, 1988.
   PN 1625 H62 1988 Main Reference
   Definitions of terms used in the theatre and by theatre critics.
2. Enciclopedia Dello Spettacolo. Rome: Casa Ed. Le Maschere, 1954-1962. 10 vols.
   PN 1625 E5 Main Reference
   Excellent international coverage of all the performing arts. Though in Italian, it is superbly illustrated, making it useful for everyone. Vol. 10 is a lengthy list of plays from many countries.
3. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in Five Volumes. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984.
   PN 1625 M3 1984 Main Reference
   Has biographies of dramatists, summaries of plays, and descriptions of national dramas covering the ancient Greeks and Romans to the twentieth century.
4. Cambridge Guide to American Theatre, ed. by Don Wilmeth and Tice Miller. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
   PN 2220 C35 1993 Main Reference
   Covers dramatists, surveys of national developments, techniques, and topics not adequately covered elsewhere.
5. Cambridge Guide to World Theatre, ed. by Martin Banham. Cambridge University Press, 1988.
   PN 2035 C27 1988 Main Reference
   Covers dramatists, surveys of national developments, techniques, and topics not adequately covered elsewhere.
6. International Dictionary of Theatre, ed. by Mark Hawkins-Dady. Chicago: St. James, 1992.
   PN 2035 I49 1992 Main Reference
   Vol. 1: Plays. Contains entries for over 620 plays, with a critical essay on each.
   Vol. 2: Playwrights. Major dramatists, with a summary of their lives, a list of works, and a list of critical studies about the playwrights.
   Vol. 3: Actors, directors, and designers. Brief biography with chronological list of performances.
7. Oxford Companion to the Theatre, ed. by Phyllis Hartnoll, 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1983.
   PN 2035 09 1983 Main Reference
   Emphasizes staged drama and has entries for actors, producers, theaters, history of the stage in different countries, and terms. Longer entries are written by noted scholars.
8. Oxford Companion to American Theatre, 2nd ed. by Gerald Bordman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
   PN 2220 B6 1992 Main Reference
   Similar to the Oxford Companion to the Theatre, with more emphasis on "American."
9. World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. Vol. 1: Europe, ed. by Don Rubin. London: Routledge, 1994
   PN 1861 W67 1994 Main Reference
   Looks at a wide range of national theatrical activity by country.
10. The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre, by Eugene Benson and L. W. Conolly. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
    PN 2301 .093 Main Reference