Theat 270: History of Theater Up To 1700
Research and Instruction Librarian for Music & Fine Arts
Karen Olson
she/her/hers
Research and Instruction Librarian for Music & Fine Arts
Karen Olson
she/her/hers
Reference Works
Reference works can provide invaluable background information as you begin your research. Many often include useful bibliographies that can guide you to helpful secondary sources.
The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre by ISBN: 1139797662Publication Date: 2012-10-25Investigates the history of performance in the classical Greek and Roman world.
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre by ISBN: 1139001876Publication Date: 2011-11-28An up-to-date, illustrated guide to the mystery cycles, morality drama and saints' plays which flourished from the late fourteenth to the mid-sixteenth centuries.
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre by Call Number: Reference PN2035 .C27 1995ISBN: 0521434378Publication Date: 1995-09-21Covers all major playwrights, works, traditions, theories, companies, venues and events; not available online.
The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy by Call Number: Reference PA3133 .E53 2014ISBN: 9781444335927Publication Date: 2013-09-23Covers all facets of the distinct form of dramatic theater that flourished in ancient Greece; not available online.
Historical Dictionary of French Theater by ISBN: 0810849399Publication Date: 2010-04-27Relates the history of the French theater through a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, trends, genres, concepts, and literary and historical developments that played a central role in the evolution of French theater.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance by ISBN: 0198601743Publication Date: 2003-05-01Provides unrivaled information across the broad sweep of theatrical activity, from ancient Greek drama to the latest developments in stage design.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global ShakespeareISBN: 331999378XPublication Date: 2020Explores the global afterlife of Shakespearean drama, poetry and motifs in their literary, performative and digital forms of expression in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
