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Theatre & Drama Research Guide

Essential resources to begin your theatre and drama research.

Find Scholarly Articles in Library Databases

The following databases provide access to scholarly articles and other resources related to theatre and drama:

Other Selected Journals

Comparative Drama

Database: Project Muse

"Devoted to studies international in spirit and interdisciplinary in scope."

Comparative Drama

 

 

 

TDR: The Drama Review

Database: Project Muse

"Scholarship on performances and their social, economic and political contexts."

Earlier issues fro m JSTOR: 1968-1987 1967-1968 1957-1967, 1955-1956

 

 

 

 

Theatre History Studies

Database: Project Muse

"Presents critical, analytical, and descriptive articles on all aspects of theatre history." 

 
   

Top Theatre Journals

 

American Theatre

Index of Plays Published in American Theatre

Database: Academic Search Complete                                                                          

"Articles, commentary, review articles, theatre reviews on all aspects of national theatre."                   

 

American Theatre May/June 2012 Cover

 

 

 

Modern Drama

Database: Project Muse

"The most prominent journal in English to focus on dramatic literature."

 

 

 

 

Theatre Journal

Database: Project Muse

"One of the most authoritative and useful publications of theatre studies."

Earlier issues in JSTOR: 1947 - 1978

 
   
   

Shakespeare Journals

 

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England

Database: Academic Search Complete

"Essays & studies dealing with medieval & early English drama."

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England

 

 

 

Rennaisance Quarterly


Database: Project Muse

"Cover(s) the most important recent scholarly developments in Renaissance studies."

Earlier issues from JSTOR: 1948 - 1966

 

 

 

 

Shakespeare Bulletin

Database: Project Muse

"A journal of performance criticism and scholarship, provides commentary on Shakespeare and Renaissance drama."

 

 

 

 

 

Shakespeare Quarterly

Database: Project Muse

"Features notes that bring to light new information on Shakespeare and his age, issue and exchange sections for the latest ideas and controversies, theater reviews of significant Shakespeare productions, and book reviews."

 

 
   

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