20th Century American Literature

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20th Century (American) Theatre - bio, lit, crit

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Subject Terms in ALICE Print Reference Tools Databases - Citation and Full Text Web Sites

Subject Terms in ALICE

   * American drama — 20th century
   * American drama — 20th century — History and Criticisim
   * Dramatists, American — 20th century
   * Name of Playwright: Last, First
   * Name of Playwright: Last, First — History and Criticism

Use WORD search in ALICE for HARD TO FIND PLAYWRIGHTS

   * Name of playwright: First Last
   * The more contemporary a playwright, the more difficult it will be to find information on ALICE on that specific playwright. Use Databases for article searches.

Print Reference Tools

   * Twentieth Century American Dramatists
   * Contemporary Dramatists
   * The Cambridge History of American Theatre
   * International Dictionary of Theatre
   * Critical Survey of Drama: English Language Series
   * Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

Databases -Citation and Full Text

   * International Index to the Performing Arts
     Contains 172,013 records drawn from 199 current periodicals and draws retrospective coverage from 93 periodicals with citations dating back to 1864.
   * MLA International Bibliography-Bibliographic information for critical scholarly materials in literature, criticism, drama, language, linguistics, humanities, and folklore.
   * Literature Resource Center-Provides information on literary figures from all time periods. Includes biographical, bibliographical, and critical content.
   * JSTOR-Electronic depository of full-text electronic journals in a variety of disciplines.
   * MagillOnLiterature Plus-Editorially reviewed critical essays, brief plot summaries, extended character profiles, covering works by more than 8,500 long and short fiction writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and philosophers.
   * Academic Search Premier-Provides citations and full text for more than 7,000 scholarly publications covering a wide variety of academic areas of study.

Web Sites

   * Voice of the Shuttle
   * WWW Virtual Library - Theatre & Drama