Development of the Theatre (Com 227)

Selected Resources, A.C. Buehler Library

 
   

 

Basic Reference Sources

History

    XRERPLUS ~xreferplus is an online collection of reference books, containing the full text of over 150 reference books. There are a number of resources in this databases that deal with history and theatre.

    Britannica Online ~ The Encyclopedia Britannica. Also includes Britannica's Internet Guide.

    Atlas of the Greek World. 1980.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 938 L664a

    Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland. 1985.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R942.003 C178.

    Daily Life in Elizabethan England. 1995
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 942.055 S617d

    Dictionary of American History. 1976-78. 8 vols.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 973 D554 1976.

    Encyclopedia of African-American Literature and History. 1996. 5 vols.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 973.0496073 E56

    Medieval England: An Encyclopedia. 1998.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 942 M489.

    Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. 1995.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 944.003 M489
     

Theatre History
    Cambridge History of American Theatre. 2 vols.
    A. C. Buehler Library, 792.0973 C178.

    Companion to the Medieval Theatre. 1989.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 792.09 C737

    History of the Theatre.  1999.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 792.09 B864h 1999.

    The History of World Theater; From the Beginnings to the Baroque. 1999. A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R792.09 B542h 1999 V.1.

    The History of World Theater; From the English Restoration to the Present. 1999. A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R792.09 B542h 1999 V.2.

    Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre. 1995.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R792.09 O98

Other sources

The Crown guide to the world's great plays, from ancient Greece to modern times . 1984. A.C. Buehler Library, Reference R 809.2 S557C1984

Finding Books

  • Use Illinet Online to find books held in the Elmhurst College library as well as books owned by 65 other Illinois academic libraries. Enter relevant key words, or to be more specific, enter your subject as a "Browse Subject" term in the search box.
  • Sample Browse Subject terms (Library of Congress Subject Headings):

      Social History--Medieval, 500-1500
      Theater--History
      Civilization, Medieval
      Europe--History--476-1492
      France--History
      Greece--History
      Great Britain--History
      Mamet, David Criticism and interpretation
      Shepard, Sam, 1943- Criticism and interpretation
      Women--England--History
      United States--History

  • Ordering books from other libraries ~ Illinet Online allows you to request books held by 65 academic libraries in Illinois. 

Finding Articles & Biographical Information

  • Gale's Literature Resource Center ~ An extremely powerful search tool, the LRC "provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline." Includes full-text aricles from the Dictionary of Literary Biography. You can also search other databases on this site, such as MLA Bibliography (some full-text available) and Literary Index. There are also external links to related, reviewed Internet web sites.
  • Twayne Authors Series ~ This series provides criticism of the works of major U.S., English, and world authors from Aristophanes to the present. Author entries range from 175-200 pages.
  • JSTOR ~ JSTOR is an online library currently containing more than 100 journals in 15 different disciplines. JSTOR does not include current issues of journals, but is an electronic archives of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. All full text.

    (To access this resource from off campus, go to the Electronic Journals and Newspapers page, and choose JSTOR).

    How do I find out if the Library has the journal I need?

  • Full Text Periodicals Available Online ~ Search for the journal/magazine title, e.g. Western Journal of Communication or Newsweek.

  • Check Illinet Online for the journal/magazine title (not the article title), e.g. Journal of Communication.
  • To order an article the Elmhurst College library does not own, fill in this form: Request an article.

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Internet Resources

Theatre and playwrights
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Evaluating & Citing Internet Resources

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This page was created 11/1/1999 by Anne Jordan Baker, last updated 9/10/2004 by J. Hill, librarian, Elmhurst College