LibGuides: ENG/THE 350 Modern Drama: General Resources

Literature Resources

Gale Literary Sources
A literary database providing with articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines, along with with critical essays, work and topic overviews, biographies, and more. This is a great place to search for background information on authors and works.
MLA International Bibliography with Full Text
The leading scholarly bibliography for research on modern languages and literature. This is a good place to search for scholarly articles and other critical works.

Twenty-First Century Drama: The First Decade
Covers and domestic and international works of drama from the first decade of the 21st century, featuring in-depth information on around 175 plays and musicals first produced between the years 2000 and 2009.
Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
Authoritative encyclopedia covering authors and plays from 1860-2007, with an international focus and emphasis on the works' cultural context.
The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre (2006)
This theatre companion, edited by a former literary manager of the Royal Shakespeare Company, includes over 2500 entries that range widely over theatre in the last century , along with essays written by active professional theatre insiders.
The Playwright as Thinker : A Study of Drama in Modern Times (Eric Bentley)
Classic study of drama in the first half of the 20th century.
Meredith Library Books on 20th Century Drama
A list of books in the Meredith library which focus on history and criticism of 20th Century drama.

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