Armacost Library: ENGL 213: Drama: Background Information

Reference Books

Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks provide basic and background information on almost any subject.

Dictionary: Provides the meaning of words in a language or field of knowledge.

Encyclopedia: A single or multi-volume reference work that provides general background articles on either a wide range of topics or a more specialized discipline.

Handbook: A compact reference book giving the essential information in a given field of study.

Encyclopedias

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance by Kennedy, Dennis
Call Number: PN2035.O94 2003 (Reference Collection--2 volumes)
The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama by Cody, Gabrielle H. and Evert Sprinchorn
Call Number: PN1861 .C65 2007 (Reference Collection--2 volumes)
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre by Rubin, Don
Call Number: PN1861 .W67 (Reference Collection)

Indexes

New York Theatre Critics' Reviews (1943-1994)
Call Number: PN2000.N76 (Reference Collection)

Dictionaries

The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre by Wilmeth, Don B.
Call Number: PN2221.C37 2007 (Reference Collection)
The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World by Roberts, John
Call Number: DE5 .O94 2005 (Reference Collection)
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre by Banham, Martin
Call Number: PN2035.C27 1995 (Reference Collection)
The Oxford Dictionary of Plays by Patterson, Michael
Call Number: PN1625.P38 2005 (Reference Collection)

Handbooks

American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1914-1930 by Bordman, Gerald
Call Number: PN2266.3.B67 1995 (Reference Collection)
The Crown Guide to the World's Great Plays, From Ancient Greece to Modern Times by Shipley, Joseph T.
Call Number: PN6112.5.S45 1984 (Reference Collection)
The Classical Tradition by Grafton, Anthony
Call Number: DE60 .C55 2010 (Reference Collection)