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MODERN DRAMA

Use the resources below to find information on the topic of Modern Drama. The books, videos, CD-ROMs and periodicals are located in the MWCC Library. The web resources are available from any location with Internet access. The MWCC databases are available directly at the library, and remotely with a valid MWCC Library barcode number - if you are not sure of your number, please ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk.

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Reference Books

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:

Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of literature
Ref. PN41 .M42 1995

Dictionary of world literary terms, forms, technique, criticism
Ref. PN41 .S5 1970

Dictionary of the performing arts
Ref. PN1579 .M66 1999

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama
Ref. PN1625 .M3 v. 1-4

The Oxford companion to the theatre
Ref. PN2035 .O9 1983

Biographical Sources:

Encyclopedia of world literature in the 20th century
Ref. PN774 .L433 v. 1-4

Contemporary dramatists
Ref. PN1625 .C66 1982

American writers; a collection of literary biographies
Ref. PS129 .A55 v.1-4

Criticism and Critical Surveys:

Masterplots II. Women's literature series
Ref. PN471 .M37 1995 v. 1-6

Twentieth-century literary criticism
Ref. PN771 .G27 v. 1-

Drama for students
Ref. PN1601 .D595 v. 1-

Critical survey of drama
Ref. PN1625 .C68 2003 v.1-8

The book of 1000 plays
Ref. PN1625 .F54 1989

Masterplots II : drama series
Ref. PN6112.5 .M37 2004 v.1

Indexes and bibliographies:

Index to characters in the performing arts
Ref. PN1579 .S45 v. 1-3

Play index
Ref. PN1655 .P53 1949-

Dramatic criticism index; a bibliography of commentaries on playwrights from Ibsen to the avant-garde
Ref. PN1861 .B8

Reviews:

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SEARCHING FOR BOOKS IN THE MWCC CATALOG
Use the following American Literature KEYWORDS to find books in the MWCC Library catalog:

Drama and 20th Century
Drama and Criticism
Drama and Women
Williams, Tennessee
Realism and Literature
Theater and Absurd

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PERIODICALS
MWCC Library has the following American Liteature subject periodicals in print:
(unless otherwise noted, periodicals are kept on the periodical shelves)

American Theatre
Modern Drama 1972-1999 (Periodical Archives)
New York Times
New Yorker

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SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES
Searching online indexes is the best method of finding articles written on a topic. Indexes will lead you to article citations, which include the title and author of the article, the journal name, the volume number, and page number(s) of the article. Many of the online indexes also link directly to the full-text of the article. The following online databases, available from the Databases link at: http://library.mwcc.edu are excellent places to search for recent and past nursing articles.


Literature Specific:

American Humanities Index 1975-
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Literature Online (LION)

General:

Academic Search Premier 1984-
Biography Resource Center
Expanded Academic ASAP 1980-
LexisNexis
New York Times
XreferPlus

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INTERNET RESOURCES

• http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/home.htm
  Perspective in American Literature (PAL) is a subject guide and compendium of sources, definitions, and key topics in American Literature. Emphasizes major perspectives or literary movements in American literature.

• http://libraries.mit.edu/humanities/WomensStudies/Culture2.html
  Annotated list of links to Internet resources on women writers and literary works by women, includes links to online texts of literary works, literary criticism, bibliographies, research guides, biographies, discussion lists, and book reviews.
  

• http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3
  Voice of the Shuttle includes links to information about English and American literature. Other literatures written in English are also included. Part of a larger collection covering the humanities, arts and cultural studies.
  
  
• http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/
  Electronic Text Center is an immense collection of full-text works from hundreds of authors in various genres of American literature.
  

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