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CONSULS is the online catalog of the four CSU libraries (Central-CCSU, Eastern-ECSU, Southern-SCSU and Western-WCSU) and the Connecticut State Library-StLib. To find books and other biographical and critical materials on a dramatist, choose Subject from the CONSULS Main Menu screen and then type the playwright's name (last name first). It is not necessary to type the author's full name but it is important to spell correctly.
A list of SUBJECT HEADINGS will appear in alphabetical order. Select the heading with the subdivision "biography" (for biographical information) or criticism (for critical analysis of the writer's works).
If your search does not have the subdivision you are looking for, choose the subject heading with the most entries. This is usually found in line 1 or 2.
To locate a play in CONSULS, do a title search by choosing Title from the CONSULS Main Menu screen:
You may also do a word search by selecting Keyword from the CONSULS Main Menu screen:
If there are too many entries, you may limit your search to items available in the SCSU library by selecting the Limit/Sort option. From the following screen, use the pull down menu next to "Where item is located" and select "SCSU".
You can also limit by year of publication, language or type of material.
Books pertaining to language and literature are shelved in the P section according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Books that have Ref before the call number are shelved in the Reference section on the main floor of Buley Library. Circulating books are indicated by SCSU Stacks on CONSULS. The P section of the circulating collection is split between the first and second floors. Books with call numbers A through N are on the main floor. P through Z are on the second floor.
Basic Literature Reference Sources
The following multi-volume interrelated sets are excellent starting points for finding biographical or critical information about writers. All of the series is cross-indexed. Look up your author in the index section of the last volume of each set. Next to the author's name there will be abbreviations of books in which information about the author can be found. These abbreviations are expanded in the front of each volume. Check CONSULS to get the call number of the publication cited.Contemporary Authors (CA) -- Ref Z1224. C6
A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, non-fiction, poetry,
drama, motion pictures, journalism and other fields. There is an annual paperback
title index.
Contemporary
Authors Autobiography Series -- (CAAS) -- Ref PN453. C63
Provides autobiographies of important current writers. The index lists names,
titles, subjects and schools of writing. All genres included.
Contemporary
Authors New Revision Series (CANR) -- Ref Z1224. C58
Provides updates on authors listed in Contemporary Authors. Use the latest
CA cumulative index to locate individual author's listing.
Contemporary
Literary Criticism (CLC) -- Ref PN771. C59
Contains excerpts from criticisms of authors who are now living or who have
died since January 1, 1960. There is an annual paperbound title index and
a cumulative index of authors and critics.
Dictionary of
Literary Biography (DLB) -- Ref PN, PQ, PR and PS
Over a hundred volumes, each one dealing with a different topic. To locate
a particular writer, check the author index in the latest volume. Check CONSULS
to locate books in which the critical information may be found.
Literary Criticism
from 1400 -1800 (LC) -- Ref PN86. L53
Contains excerpts from criticisms of authors who lived between 1400 and 1800.
Has a cumulative index to authors. Includes all genres.
Nineteenth Century
Literary Criticism (NCLC) -- Ref PN761. N5
Contains excerpts from criticisms of authors who lived between 1800 and 1900.
Something About
the Author (SATA) -- Ref PN451. S6
Lives and works of authors and illustrators of children's books. Indexes in
alternate odd numbered volumes beginning with Vol. 57. Has authors' index
and illustrations index.
Something About
the Author Autobiography Series -- Ref PN497. S66
A collection of autobiographical essays written by prominent authors and illustrators
of books for children and young adults. Each essay has a bibliography.
Twentieth Century
Literary Criticism (TCLC) -- Ref PN771. G27
Excerpts from criticisms of authors, playwrights, poets and other literary
figures who died between 1900 and 1960.
To Locate Plays in Collections
The following books shelved in the Reference section are excellent sources to locate individual plays that appear in collections. Check CONSULS to see if the library has the book in which the play is published.Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections: an Author
and Title Index to Plays Appearing in Collections Published between 1900 and
1985 -- Ref Z5781. O8
Plays that appear in anthologies from 1900-1985 are indexed here, including
translations of foreign plays. Author/title index.
Play Index --Ref
Z5781. P53
Entries arranged under author, title, and subject in a single alphabet. Indexes
plays published during five-year periods. Each entry contains a brief description
of the play.
Three Centuries
of English and American Plays, a Checklist. England: 1500-1800, United States;
1714-1830 -- Ref Z2014. D7 B45
Lists approximately 5,500 plays, either as separates or in collections. Includes
known and unknown authors. Alphabetically arranged by author.
To Locate Reviews of Plays
Drury's Guide to Best Plays -- Ref Z5781. D8
Covers English language full-length plays. Summarizes the plot in a paragraph Alphabetical arrangement by author.
A Guide to Critical
Reviews -- Ref Z1035. A1 S53 2 parts
The first part of the guide is devoted to reviews of American plays arranged
alphabetically by playwright. The second part of the guide is devoted to reviews
of modern British and continental plays produced on Broadway from 1909-1966.
New York Times
Index -- Index section, Main floor
Reviews appear in alphabetical order by title of play under "Theater". Good
source if you know the date of the play.
New York Times'
Theatre Reviews -- Ref PN181. N48
Reviews of New York productions from various daily newspapers.
Newsbank
Includes reviews of performing arts, interviews and articles that have appeared
in newspapers from over 450 U.S. cities prior to 1993. The full text of the
article is available on microfiche.
Reference Sources for Drama Criticism
Cambridge Guide to World Theatre -- Ref PN2035. C27
Contains factual information on every aspect of drama. Includes information on playwrights.Contemporary Dramatists -- Ref PN1861. V5
Contains information on living dramatists of the English stage. Includes biography, a list of the dramatist's works, and a signed critical essay.Critical Survey of Drama. English Language Series -- Ref PR613. C75 6 vols.
Each entry includes a biography of the dramatist, principal works, critical analysis and an annotated bibliography. Major dramatists from Marlowe on are included. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author. The final volume contains lengthy essays on various dramatic genres by country and time period.Critical Survey of Drama. Foreign Language Series -- Ref PN1625. C74 6 vols. + supplements
Critical essays examine representative plays and identify themes and characteristics employed by more than 170 dramatists from Aeschylus to the present. Alphabetical arrangement by author.Crowell's Handbook of Classical Drama -- Ref PA3024. H35
Contains information on Greek and Roman drama as works of great literature.The Crown Guided to the World's Great Plays -- Ref PN6112. 5 S45
Contains stories, plots, history and criticism of great plays from ancient Greece to modern times.Drama Criticism -- Ref PN1601. D9 Vol. 6
Contains biographical and critical information on the most widely studied dramatic works of the world's literature. Has cumulative author and title index as well as a nationality index.Major Modern Dramatists -- Ref PN1861. M27 2 volumes
Covers the major, twentieth century dramatists of the world. Provides history and criticism of their works.Masterplots II. Drama Series -- Ref PN6112. 5 M37
Entries for dramatic works of English language playwrights of the twentieth century contain a brief biography, summary of the plot, a discussion of the play and the dramatist's work and a critical essay.McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: an International Reference Work in Five Volumes -- Ref PN1625. G3
Contains information on world dramatists, the literature of the theater and aspects of stagecraft and production around the world.Oxford Companion to the American Theatre -- Ref PN 2220. B6
Contains information on playwrights, plays, performers and producers.Oxford Companion to the Theatre -- Ref PN 2035. H3
Provides information on dramatists from around the world and international theater companies. Brief biographies are also included.Performing Arts Biographies Master Index -- Ref PN1583. M37
Provides more than 270,000 citations to over 100 biographical reference sources in the performing arts. A key to tile codes of works indexed is printed on the end sheets. Alphabetical arrangement.Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama -- Ref PN1625. G3
Contains signed essays on the history and development of the theater as well as information on plays and playwrights.
Indexes to Drama Criticism
American Drama Criticism: Interpretations 1890-1977. -- Ref Z1231. D7 P3
Lists interpretations of American plays in books and periodicals. Entries are arranged alphabetically by dramatist. The titles of the plays appear in alphabetical order under the dramatist's name.American Playwrights since 1945: A Guide to Scholarship, Criticism and Performance -- Ref Z1231. D7 A53
Includes bibliographic essays, production histories and critical sources on modern American playwrights.Dramatic Criticism Index -- Ref Z5781. B8
Index to criticism on twentieth century American and foreign playwrights. Each playwright has a general section followed by references to specific plays.European Drama Criticism -- Ref Z5781. P2 + supplements
An index to criticism of classical and contemporary plays by European dramatists excluding Shakespeare. Arrangement is alphabetical by playwright.Modern Drama: A Checklist of Critical Literature on 20th century Plays. 1967. --RefZ5781. A35
Critical articles that have appeared in books and journals. Arranged alphabetically by playwright.More Black American Playwrights: a Bibliography-- Ref Z1229 N39 A73
Lists criticism of black playwrights and their works from periodicals and journals. Companion volume to Black American Playwrights, 1800 to the Present: a Bibliography.Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism, 1966-1980. --Ref Z5781. C37
Lists international publications on world drama. This list is supplemented each year in the journal Modern Drama.
Databases
The following databases contain a wealth of information on literary figures and their works:
Academic Search Premier
EBSCOHost's Academic Search Premier indexes magazine and journal articles, many of which are available full text. Over 300 literary journals are indexed. It is possible to search for peer-reviewed journal articles or for those that contain the full text of the article. It is also possible to search for articles from specific journals.Asian American Drama
Provides information on approximately 250 plays along with related biographical, production and theatrical information.Black Drama - 1850 to present
contain the full text of 1,200 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 100 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the works are rare, hard-to-find, or out of print.Dissertation Abstracts Online
Contains abstracts of dissertations on a wide range of academic subjects, including literature. 1861-present.Digital Dissertations provides more than 2 million entries to doctoral dissertations and masters' theses. More than 600,000 are available in native or PDF formats for immediate free download
Britannica Online
The electronic equivalent of the print encyclopedia with internet links.Essay and General Literature Index
An index to essays that appear in collections focusing on the social sciences and the humanities.Expanded Academic Index (ASAP)
Periodicals covering all academic concentrations.Gale's Literature Resource Center
Full-text author biographies, critical essays, and more drawn from several Gale resources, including Contemporary Authors, the Dictionary of Literary Biography and the Literary Criticism sets.GenderWatch
This is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. Information on women authors and their books can be found here.JSTOR
Literary Reference Center (Ebsco)
Full-text access to back issues of scholarly journals in all fields.
Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time periods. LRC combines information from major reference works, books, literary journals, and more. Some articles available in full-text.LION (Literature Online)
LION is a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 136 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.MLA International Bibliography
This is the primary database for literary research and indexes scholarly articles in literary journals, books and dissertations. Covers literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Check CONSULS to see if we own the publication cited.New York Times Historical Archives
Contains the full-text of New York Times from 1851-to 2001 (rolling window).Project Muse
Contains full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics.Wilson Select Plus
Indexes/abstracts articles in the humanities, including philosophy, folklore, linguistics, archeology, film, religion, and literature. Includes film and book reviews.
Indexes
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature --Ref Z2011. M689
This is the English counterpart of the MLA. It identifies books, pamphlets and periodical articles that contain literary information.Biography Index -- Index Section
Indexes biographical material in books and journals. Includes references to obituaries, collections of letters, diaries, memoirs and bibliographies.Biography and Genealogy Master Index -- Ref Z5305.U5 B87
Includes biographical sketches that have been published in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries. Good place to start if nothing other than the person's name is known.Essay and General Literature Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
This is an index to chapters in books and essays in collections.Humanities Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
Index articles that appear in English language journals. Includes language, literature and literary criticism. Entries are by author and subject.The New York Times Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
Indexes articles that appear in the New York Times. Book Reviews are arranged by title under the section, "Book Reviews".
Web Sites
American Drama
http://www.uc.edu/americandramaAmerican Drama and Theatre Resources
http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/general/drama.htmA Brief Guide to Internet Resources in Theatre and Performance Studies
http://www.stetson.edu/departments/csata/thr_guid.htmlBubl Link - English Drama
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/e/englishdrama.htmThe Drama and Shakespeare
http://web.uvic.ca/shakespeare/Library/SLTnoframes/drama/dramasubj.htmlThe English Server Drama Collection
http://drama.eserver.org/Google Directory: Drama
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Literature/Drama/History of Drama
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/DRAMA/HistDrama1.htmlLiterary Resources - Theatre and Drama
http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/theatre.htmlLitlinks
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/drama/index.htmMiddle English Plays
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/plays.htmNew York Times Theater Reviews
http://theater.nytimes.com/pages/theater/reviews/
Renaissance Drama
http://www.english.emory.edu/DRAMA/RenaissanceDrama.html
World Wide Web Theater Resources
http://www.uky.edu/Subject/theater.htmlWorld Wide Web Virtual Library - Drama and Theater
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/VL/theatre/eta.htmYahoo Directory: Drama
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Genres/Drama/
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