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Library Guide to Drama Criticism

To Find Books | To Find Articles | Reference Sources | Web Resources


To Find Books

Use the MERLIN Library Catalog and the MOBIUS Union Catalog to find resources relevant to your research. Relevant works can be found using subject headings (Library of Congress) such as:

Critical studies of specific genres of drama, or of specific authors, can also be found using subject headings such as: Note: If you are searching for critical studies of the work of a single author, try a "keyword" search using the author's name and the word "criticism" (e.g., "ibsen and criticism").

To find the location of a book in Miller Nichols Library, see the Location Guide.

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To Find Articles

Remote (off-campus) access to databases is available only to UMKC students, faculty, and staff. All other users must access online resources within the Libraries. Begin searching by selecting a database. After selection you will be prompted to provide a UMKC Single Sign-On user name and password OR a 9-digit UMKC ID number followed by the letter k (example: 0123456789k) and last name, as needed.

NOTE: To find the full text of articles or other information that you have identified using the databases and indexes above, visit the Libraries' Website on Resources for Finding Journals and Articles.

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Reference Sources: Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Directories, Statistics, Bibliographies

Reference sources are useful for locating background information, definitions, general descriptions, and basic facts. Use these books to help you select or focus your research topic.

All call numbers in this guide refer to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library, unless otherwise noted. Titles are linked to the corresponding MERLIN Library Catalog record.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Major Modern Dramatists Ref PN1861 .M27

Bibliographies

American Drama, 1918-1960: An Annotated Bibliography Ref PS350 .D7 S55
American Drama Criticism: Interpretations, 1890-1977 Ref Z1231 .D7 P3
American Drama to 1900: A Guide to Information Sources Ref Z1231 .D7 M45
American Playwrights Since 1945: A Guide to Scholarship, Criticism and Performance Ref PS350 .A53
American Literary and Drama Reviews: An Index to Late 19th Century Periodicals Ref PN2256 .M37
Dramatic Criticism Index: A Bibliography of Commentaries on Play Ref Z5781 .B8
Dramatic Re-visions: An Annotated Bibliography of Feminism and Theatre, 1972-1988 PN1590 .W64 S73
European Drama Criticism Ref Z5781 .P2
European Drama Criticism (Supplement 1-2) Ref Z5781 .P2
Suppl. v.1 and 2
European Drama Criticism, 1900-1975 Ref Z5781 .P2
A Guide to Critical Reviews Ready Ref Z1035 .A1 S3
Modern Drama: A Checklist of Critical Literature on 20th Century Plays Ref Z5781 .A35
Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism, 1966-1980: An International Bibliography Ref PN1851 .C37

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Web Resources

Use search engines linked on the Internet Search Tools page to identify additional Web resources.

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For further assistance, please contact the
Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk at (816) 235-1534.

Revised and maintained by Laura Gayle Green

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